CHAPTER 4 report, etc. Compliance of the guidelines of the Commission by the State authorities, therefore, plays a crucial role in keeping check on incidence of custodial deaths. However, it has been seen that some deaths are reported after considerable delay, and in many cases reports are forwarded to the Commission only after issuance of conditional summons to the authorities concerned. 4.10 In the year 2014-2015, the Investigation Division has dealt with a total of 7,347 cases, including 5025 cases of death in judicial custody and 471 cases of death in police custody. The Investigation Division has collected reports and analyzed 1,851 fact finding cases relating to complaints regarding allegations of threat to life in fake encounter, false implications, illegal detention, custodial torture and other complaints of violation of human rights. The Division has also dealt with 162 cases of deaths in encounter with security forces and police. The forensic experts empanelled with the NHRC have given expert opinion in 346 cases of custodial deaths and encounter deaths. C. Important Illustrative Cases a) Custodial Deaths Judicial Custody 1. Death of Convict due to Negligence in Medical Treatment by Authorities of Sriganganagar Central Jail, Rajasthan (Case No. 348/20/26/2013JCD) 4.11 The Commission received an intimation dated 12.2.2013 from Superintendent, Central Jail Sriganganagar regarding the death of convict Som Dutt on 10.2.2013 in the custody of Central Jail Sriganganagar, Rajasthan. According to the intimation, the prisoner was a patient of heart disease and was under treatment. The report discloses that on 10.2.2013, the prisoner complained of chest pain and was referred to the Government Hospital, Sriganganagar immediately but he died at 11.40 p.m. during the treatment. 4.12 Subsequently on 13.2.13, the Commission received a complaint from one Daulatram from District of Sriganganagar. In his complaint, the complainant alleged that despite written request made by him, the deceased prisoner was not given proper treatment and as a result of medical negligence, he died. The complainant alleged that Shri Rajiv Sharma was an eye witness to the entire episode. However, his statement was also not recorded during the magisterial enquiry. Later on, the necessary copies of the complaint with signatures of the co-prisoners were circulated among the District Collector and Enquiry Magistrate and others for appropriate action. The Commission also transmitted the copy of the said National Human Right Commission Annual Report - 2014-2015 29