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Crime
DGP Pleads to High Court Over Alleged Custodial Torture of Youth
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🗓 21 Sep 2026, 08:32 PM
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The Director General of Police has filed a plea before the High Court alleging custodial torture of a youth, claiming the injuries may have been self‑inflicted.
The Director General of Police (DGP) filed a plea before the High Court today, alleging that a youth was subjected to custodial torture while in police custody.
In the plea, the DGP argued that the injuries sustained by the youth might have been self‑inflicted, and requested the court to consider this possibility while examining the case.
The High Court has yet to schedule a hearing on the matter, and the case remains pending in the judicial system.
In the plea, the DGP argued that the injuries sustained by the youth might have been self‑inflicted, and requested the court to consider this possibility while examining the case.
The High Court has yet to schedule a hearing on the matter, and the case remains pending in the judicial system.