NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported torture of a boy in police custody at the Gandhigram Police Station in Rajkot district of Gujarat

India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 17-year-old boy was tortured in police custody at the Gandhigram Police Station in Rajkot district of Gujarat on 1st September, 2025. Reportedly, the incident came to light on 6th October, 2025 after a video of the torture surfaced on social media.

The Commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, raise a serious issue of human rights violation of the boy. Therefore, it has issued notices to the Director General of Police, Gujarat, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.

According to the media report, carried on 7th October...