1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, SBH Medical College & General (Civil) Hospital, Dhule, Maharashtra
2Associate Professor & Head of, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, SBH Medical College & General (Civil) Hospital, Dhule, Maharashtra
*Corresponding author: Dr. Nilesh A Devraj Assistant Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Shri B.H. Medical College, Dhule, Maharashtra. Email ID: nildev22@gmail.com Mobile No-+919833125415
Online published on 8 January, 2016.
A meticulous autopsy is needed from forensic pathologist in custodial death cases, due to involvement of public emotions and allegation of violation of human rights of deceased prisoners from higher investigating agencies as well as from media to rule out any act of commission or omission. This post-mortem examination based retrospective study analyses 56 cases of custody related deaths occurred over the period of 4 years. Sex wise male 53 (94.64%) predominance over female. 18 (32.14%) cases were declared dead at custody while 38 (67.85%) cases were admitted to hospital & died in hospital. In present study, 39 (69.94%) cases having therapeutic wounds most commonly comprising of puncture wound of intravenous catheter followed by 16 (27.96%) cases having non-therapeutic injuries most commonly comprises minor abrasions.
Custodial death, custody, human rights
