Satnam tortured at Mental Health Centre, CB tells court

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe Crime Branch team probing the death of Bihari youth Satnam Singh at the Mental Health Centre at Peroorkada here stated before the court that Satnam was beaten up using cable wire and his head was dashed against the wall of the cell which led to his death. In the remand report submitted in connection with the remand of the first-accused, S Anilkumar, a first-grade attendant of the Centre, and second accused Vivekanandan, a jail warder, at the local court here the other day, the Crime Branch had pointed out that altogether there were 77 bruises on the body of Satnam Singh. Satnam was beaten up by Anilkumar and Vivekanandan after Satnam had come to blows with another person housed in his cell. Four working inmates of the Centre were witness to this brutality which took place inside cell no. 4 of ward no. 6. on August 4. Satnam, who was left in the cell after being brutally beaten up, was found unconscious by evening. Though he was rushed to the Medical College Hospital, his life could not be saved, said the remand report. The four working inmates would be taken into custody for interrogation subject to permission from the court. Meanwhile, the family of Satnam on Monday filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the incident. The family is also planning to take up the matter with the Union Home Ministry, said Vimal Kishore, a cousin of Satnam Singh. It is also learnt that the state had not yet reported the incident to the NHRC though it is mandatory that any custodial death should be reported to it immediately.first published:August 14, 2012, 10:34 ISTlast updated:August 14, 2012, 10:34 IST
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The Crime Branch team probing the death of Bihari youth Satnam Singh at the Mental Health Centre at Peroorkada here stated before the court that Satnam was beaten up using cable wire and his head was dashed against the wall of the cell which led to his death.

In the remand report submitted in connection with the remand of the first-accused, S Anilkumar, a first-grade attendant of the Centre, and second accused Vivekanandan, a jail warder, at the local court here the other day, the Crime Branch had pointed out that altogether there were 77 bruises on the body of Satnam Singh. Satnam was beaten up by Anilkumar and Vivekanandan after Satnam had come to blows with another person housed in his cell. Four working inmates of the Centre were witness to this brutality which took place inside cell no. 4 of ward no. 6. on August 4.

Satnam, who was left in the cell after being brutally beaten up, was found unconscious by evening. Though he was rushed to the Medical College Hospital, his life could not be saved, said the remand report. The four working inmates would be taken into custody for interrogation subject to permission from the court.

Meanwhile, the family of Satnam on Monday filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the incident.

The family is also planning to take up the matter with the Union Home Ministry, said Vimal Kishore, a cousin of Satnam Singh. It is also learnt that the state had not yet reported the incident to the NHRC though it is mandatory that any custodial death should be reported to it immediately.