Authority: National Human Rights Commission

The team SPIR filed RTIs to access information related to the cases where complaints were filed against the victims of police violence in custody, illegal arrest, false implications, death in police encounters, rapes in police custody, and unlawful detention. The authority did not respond to some of the questions in which ranks of the accused police personnel were asked.

While studying the commission's annual reports, it appeared that the reported data was clubbed. Hence, another round of RTI was filed requesting disaggregated data and clarifications of some of the heads of data reported.

In three rounds of RTIs, the data was sought and received for four calendar years from 2020-2023. The information received from RTIs was processed and analysed for the reporting in the Status of Policing in India Report on police violence and accountability.

Downloads:

29th Feb 2024
Question Asked: NHRC_RTI_Round 1
Reply_NHRC First Round Data

19th March 2024
Question Asked: NHRC_RTI_Round 2
Reply_NHRC Second Round Data

24th May 2024
Question Asked: NHRC_RTI_ROUND 3
Reply NHRC_Round 3
Reply NHRC_Round 3_ILLEGAL ARREST
Reply NHRC_Round 3_UNLAWFUL DETENTION
Reply NHRC_Round 3_DEATH IN POLICE ENCOUNTER
Reply NHRC_Round 3_CUSTODIAL RAPE - POLICE CUSTODY
Reply NHRC_Round 3_CUSTODIAL DEATH POLICE CUSTODY(30)