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Document: Excerpts of the Sessions Court judgment in Udayakumar custodial death case, August 2018

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Sessions Case No. 917/2012 clubbed with Sessions Case No. 916/2012 (RC.5(S)/08/CBI/SCB /Chennai) Vide judgment and order dated 25.07.2018, the Addl.Sessions Judge/Special Judge of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sri. J. Nazar convicted six officials of the Kerala Police viz. Police Constable Jithakumar (Accused No.1), Police Constable Sreekumar S.V. (Accused No.2), Police Constable Soman (Accused […]
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Kerala: ACHR obtains compensation of Rs 72 lakhs for the relatives of tribal children who died of malnutrition

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On 1 May 2013, Asian Centre for Human Rights filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against the death of tribal children due to malnutrition at Attappady in Palakkar district of Kerala till 17 April 2013. Attappady consists of 171 hamlets. The valley is mostly inhabited by Muduga, Irula and Kurumba tribal […]