Date: 2025-07-18Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported suicide of a man after alleged physical torture in police custody at Dwarka North Police Station, Delhi
**Summary:**
On July 18, 2025, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, took *suo motu* cognizance of a media report regarding the alleged custodial torture and subsequent suicide of a man in Delhi. The victim, a contract employee with IP University and resident of Nangli Vihar, was taken into custody by the Dwarka North Police on July 10, 2025, in connection to a theft complaint. He allegedly committed suicide on July 11, 2025, leaving behind a suicide note. Media reports indicate the victim had visible injuries and claimed to have been subjected to electric shocks while in custody. Citing concerns of human rights violations, the NHRC has issued a notice to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, requesting a detailed report on the matter within two weeks. The media report, published on July 12, 2025, stated the victim received hospital treatment and was referred to Indira Gandhi Hospital prior to his death.
Key Entities Referenced
10 July, 2025: Date when victim was taken into police custody
Nangli Vihar, Delhi: The area in Delhi where the victim resided.
National Human Rights Commission NHRC, India: A national human rights organization in India that investigates human rights violations.
Dwarka North Police Station, Delhi: The specific police station in Delhi where the alleged torture took place.
Delhi Police Commissioner: The head of the police force in Delhi, to whom the notice was issued.
11 July, 2025: Date of the reported suicide
IP University: The institution where the victim worked as a contract employee.
Indira Gandhi Hospital: The hospital to which the victim was referred for treatment.
National Human Rights Commission
NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the
reported suicide of a man after alleged physical
torture in police custody at Dwarka North Police
Station, Delhi
Issues notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner,
calling for a detailed report on the matter within two
weeks
Posted On: 18 JUL 2025 4:29PM by PIB Delhi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report
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that a man committed suicide on 11 July, 2025, after alleged physical torture by the police at Dwarka North
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Police Station, Delhi. Reportedly, the victim was taken to police custody on 10 July, 2025, for questioning in
connection with a complaint of theft made against him by a woman supervisor. A suicide note has been
recovered. The victim was a resident of the Nangli Vihar area of Delhi and was working as a contract
employee with the IP University.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation
of the human rights of the victim. Therefore, it has issued a notice to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi,
calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
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According to the media report, carried on 12 July, 2025, the victim had injury marks on his body. He was
also given electric shocks, due to which there was swelling in his ear. Reportedly, he was taken to the hospital
by the family members, from where he was referred to the Indira Gandhi Hospital for further treatment. The
next day, the victim was found hanging in his room.
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NSK
(Release ID: 2145782)