US-based Human Rights Watch has reported that nearly 600 people have been died in police custody in India between 2010 and 2015,
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The rights group said no policeman was convicted for a prisoner’s death in custody during this period.
The rights groups say a large number of such deaths happen because of torture in custody.
In a report the rights group has mentioned that Indian police disregard the arrest regulations and they are responsible for custodial deaths due to torture.
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South Asia director at Human Rights Watch Meenakshi Ganguly has said that their research shows that too often, the police officers investigating deaths in custody provide protection to their colleagues instead of bringing those responsible to justice.