Panchkula, Jan. 14 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has strongly criticised the Haryana Police and the state home department for what it termed as "merely symbolic and negligible" punishments awarded to two Pinjore cops for the alleged illegal detention and custodial torture of an 18-year-old.

The teen had been picked up in June last year on charges of using a firearm for celebratory firing following a panchayat election victory.

The Kalka sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM), in an order dated July 16, 2025, had declared the arrest illegal and subsequently recorded the visible injuries on the teen's body, confirming custodial violence.

On December 19, the commission directed the Haryana director general of police (DG...