“I was tortured mentally as well as physically, denied food and water... and treated inhumanely" while in custody [MORE INFO BELOW]
"I have not been allowed to step outside at all. I am alone in my cell... It is practically a sort of a solitary confinement. I am not well for the last three days... Why am I given this punishment?" [MORE INFO BELOW]
Letter to wife: "I lived for the people. The case in which I am falsely implicated... It has no criminal content.
We should not be defeated. You should always smile, like you have been smiling all your life... before this tyranny pounced upon us."
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These are the words from custody of Dr Kafeel Khan (1), Umar Khalid (2) and GN Sai Baba. Thanks for sharing to raise awareness of custodial abuse and suppressed rights. Photos are stock images of a police arrest. Jai Hind
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Over his four serial arrests, Dr Kafeel Khan has spent 16.5 months in prison – longer than many opposition leaders did during the #Emergency. ndtv.com/india-news/tor…
(Contd.) #KafeelKhan was released from his latest NSA detention with All Charges Dismissed. The court said about his speech:
“It nowhere threatens peace and tranquility of the city of Aligarh. The address gives a call for national integrity and unity among the citizens."
(Contd) @UmarKhalidJNU has been held in inhumane conditions, facing UAPA charges of a "conspiracy". Police claim he had a meeting on Jan 8 to plan disruptions during Trump's visit... But the first ministry announcement of Trump's visit wasn't until Jan 13. barandbench.com/news/litigatio…
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GN Saibaba, who is wheelchair-reliant with advanced disabilities, says he has been routinely denied medical care, pain relief or a toilet he can use.
This August, he was denied a chance to speak to his mother over a video-call before she died. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/fo…
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