Punjab recorded the third highest number of deaths in judicial custody in the last three years after Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Union minister of state for Home affairs Nityanand Raiinformed Lok Sabha on Tuesday that Uttar Pradesh registered the highest number of 126 deaths in judicial custody between 2018-19 and 2020-21, followed by Bihar (58) and Punjab (32). Punjab has nearly 24,000 prisoners in its 25 jails across the state, including nine central jails.
Punjab also witnessed three deaths in Police custody during the last three years. The Union minister said the https://exam.pscnotes.com/national-human-rights-commission”>National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended a total Rs 71.50 lakh compensation in judicial custody deaths cases, and Rs 13 lakh for police custodial death cases in Punjab during these three years. A total number of 103 cases of deaths in police custody and 460 in judicial custody were recorded across the country during the three-year period.
Haryana recorded 19 cases of deaths in judicial custody in the last three years, in which the NHRC ordered compensation of Rs 62.75 lakh. But no death was recorded in the police custody in Haryana during this period.