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A team of government doctors has placed on record evidence that Shiv Kumar, a 24-year old Dalit labour organiser detained from the farm protests site at Singhu on Delhi’s borders on 16 January, was tortured in Haryana police custody.
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Kumar was found to have multiple fractures, torn toe nails and was “mentally and physically abused in the police (sic) remand”, said the report by a medical board of Chandigarh’s Government Medical College & Hospital. @farmoftruth

The report was submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 23 February by the superintendent of the district jail of Sonipat, where Shiv Kumar has been incarcerated for 23 days.

Following an appeal by Rajbir to the high court, on 19 February a medical board— comprising specialists in orthopedics, surgery, psychiatry and radio diagnosis from the department of forensic medicine and toxicology—of the GMCH Chandigarh, examined Kumar.

X-ray scans on 20 February showed fractures of the “second digit of left hand”, fracture of “base of 5th metatarsal bone of right foot”, and “possible fracture/sesmoid bone at left navicular bone(foot),” and Shiv Kumar’s right wrist.

The doctors found Shiv Kumar’s feet were swollen, that the “nail beds of his 2nd and 3rd toe nails of right foot were broken” and left big toe was discoloured from clotting and injuries and there were discoloured patches of injuries on Shiv Kumar’s thighs.

They recorded injuries on Kumar’s left hand, with nails of his left thumb and index finger showing “grievous injury.”

The team of doctors, which included a psychiatrist, recorded symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder from “flashbacks of brutality” that Shiv Kumar had experienced, with disturbed sleep. The doctors noted he was “sad and distressed” and cried while being examined.