IV : CONTENTS 14 Complaints Before the Commission 108 A] Number and Nature 108 B] Investigation of Cases 111 C] Illustrative Cases 111 1) Police Excesses 112 A) Custodial Deaths 112 1 Death of Gothandam In Police Custody: Pondicherry (Case No.75/32/97-9a/CD) 112 2 Illegal Detention, Torture and Death of Shah Mohammed In Police Custody and Negligence on the Part of Doctors For Not Conducting a Thorough Post-Mortem; Madhya Pradesh (Case No.3855/96-97/NHRC) 113 3 Torture in Police Custody Results in the Death of Kartik Mehto: Bihar (Case No.8903/95-96) 115 4 Harassment of Police Leads to Suicide of Surinder Singh: Uttar Pradesh (Case No.1929/96-97) B) 115 Torture 116 5 False Implication of the Complainant and Others and Torture by Police: Delhi (Case No.3069/30/1999-2000) 116 6 Allegations of Death, Rape and Torture of Trlbals as a Result of Actions of the Joint Task Force Set-Up by the Government of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to Apprehend Veerappan and Associates (Case No.222/10/97-98, Case No.534/22/97-98, Case No.795/22/97-98, Case No.249/10/97-98, Case No.79/10/99-2000) 118 7 Mistreatment and Torture of Prabhakar Mehta by Officers of Enforcement Directorate: Maharashtra (Case No.1208/13/97-98) 120 8 Illegal Detention, Torture and False Implication by Police: Uttar Pradesh (Case No.21883/24/98-99) 122 9 Illegal Detention and Torture of an ISRO Scientist: Kerala (Case No.235/11/98-99) 123 10 Fracture Sustained by Sheshrao Rayasing Rathod Following Police Mistreatment: Maharashtra (Case No.1299/13/98-99) 126 NATIONAL HUMAN RISKTS COMMISSION