India, Dec. 27 -- The mother of Somnath Suryawanshi, a Dalit law student whose death in judicial custody in Parbhani in December 2024 triggered widespread outrage, has moved the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court, alleging that the Maharashtra government has failed to comply with its earlier order regarding custodial death cases.

In an application filed on December 9, Vijayabai Suryawanshi said the state government has not taken effective steps to address systemic and policy failures in handling custodial deaths, despite a high court order dated September 12 directing immediate action regarding policy failures in such cases.

Following the high court's order, the Maharashtra home department had issued fresh guidelines for investig...