Citation

Mittal S, Joshi R, Kumar A. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences 2015; 6(4): 1070-1074.

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(Copyright © 2015)

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Abstract

The motto of the National Human Rights Commission is "Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah". Happiness and health for all is sought to be achieved through a rights-based regime where respect for human beings and their dignity is cardinal. A retrospective analysis of all cases of custodial deaths postmortem examinations that have been conducted from January 2008 to December 2013 (six years) in the Mortuary of Forensic Medicine of GGS Medical College, Faridkot. Departmental postmortem records were perused, and data on all custody-related deaths were extracted. The study was approved by the institutional research ethical committee. A total of 46 cases of custodial deaths were studied out of total cases 45 were male and of which 21 custodial deaths were in year 2013. 41.30% cases were of age group of 41 to 60 years. Maximum (27) were convicted and 19 were under trial. 32 deaths occurred in hospital while providing treatment and 14 deaths were declared brought dead to the hospital; 80.43% were natural deaths and 19.57% (9) were unnatural. Out of 9 unnatural deaths, 5 were due to poisoning, 3 were due to ante-mortem hanging and one death due to homicidal sharp edged injuries.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; homicide; suicide; organophosphate; female; male; India; Unnatural deaths; aged; autopsy; prison; cause of death; mortality; hanging; intoxication; death; retrospective study; middle aged; law enforcement; alprazolam; prisoner; offender; penetrating trauma; Article; human dignity; Human rights; very elderly; custodial death; Custodial deaths; Natural deaths