3 in 4 Prisoners in India are Undertrials, Mostly Poor and Marginalised
Over 500,000 people are currently locked up in Indian prisons. Nearly three-fourths of them are undertrials, people who have not been convicted of any crime, as noted by IndiaSpend. Most are poor, young and come from historically disadvantaged castes. The question is not how many, but why they are still there, and who keeps them there.
CBI Arrests Accused in Custodial Death Case Only After Supreme Court’s Pressure
The Supreme Court had to threaten contempt proceedings against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to get two Madhya Pradesh police officers arrested in a custodial death case. This reveals how state institutions are willing to go to shield their own when ordinary citizens’ rights are violated unless the judiciary directly intervenes and maintains pressure.
Uttarakhand Journalist Dies After Reported Threats, Probe Underway
The body of a journalist, Rajeev Pratap, was found in a river in northern India days after he went missing, prompting calls from his family and press freedom groups for a formal investigation. Police initially said the death appeared to be the result of a car accident, but authorities have since formed a special team to examine the case further.