Uttar Pradesh: Muslim student critically injured after torture while in police custody.
Mohammad Danish, a 19-year-old polytechnic student from the Delhupur area of Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh, is in critical condition after being beaten by the police while in custody. On May 10th, police stopped him on the Ayodhya-Prayagraj Highway for not showing his driving license while he was returning home from Chhitpalgarh market on his motorcycle. The police abused and beat him, including administering electric shocks, before taking him to the police station. Danish’s brother has filed a complaint against two unknown police officers and Inspector Ram Anuj Yadav under sections 323, 504, and 308 of the Indian Penal Code at the Delhupur police station. Danish is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Prayagraj, and an investigation into the incident has been launched by the police. A case has been registered against the accused policemen at the Delhupur police station for legal action.