Journal of the Indian Society of Toxicology
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2

Death following consumption of ethyl alcohol in police custody

  • Author:
  • A G Pathak1,, K M Chaudhari1, N A Devraj1, MP Tambse2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 53 to 57

1Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Shri B.H. Medical College & General (civil) Hospital, Dhule, Maharashtra

2Dept. of Pathology, Shri B.H. Medical College & General (civil) Hospital, Dhule, Maharashtra

*(Authors for Corresponding): Email: ajitgpathak1@gmail.com

Online published on 16 February, 2018.

Abstract

Sudden and unnatural death of a person in custody is a very sensitive issue for the government as there are always allegations of custodial torture, human rights violations, and deliberate ill-treatment by the authorities to the deceased person. Death of a person following alcoholic intoxication in a police/judicial custody is rare because liquor is not available in custody for arrested person to consume. We are presenting a case where the male person died due to consumption of ethyl alcohol in custody.

Keywords

Police custody, ethyl alcohol, post mortem examination, cirrhosis of liver, cerebral and cerebellar oedema, chemical analysis