Shillong, July 8 -- A 19-year-old youth was allegedly subjected to custodial torture at the Sohra Police Station in Meghalaya, according to media reports.

The incident occurred on July 6 and has since prompted calls for an impartial investigation.

The youth, identified as Getwin, was reportedly taken to the police station around 9 am after his mother was informed that police were looking for him. She later returned in the evening to find him in a severely injured condition.

Reports allege that the teenager was not only physically assaulted but also forced to drink water from a toilet while in custody. He was first taken to the Sohra Community Health Centre and later shifted to Civil Hospital Shillong due to the seriousness of his injur...