India, Sept. 8 -- Rajasthan recorded 20 custodial deaths in police lock-ups between August 2023 and August 2025, with six of them attributed to suicides, a Government report has stated.
The report, which was submitted in the State Assembly in response to a query by Congress MLA Rafeek Khan, said 12 of the deaths were linked to health issues, including six from heart attacks. Besides six of the inmates dying by suicide, one person died after falling into a well during an escape attempt. The cause of one death remains disputed.
The report highlighted recurring patterns such as chest pain, heatstroke, abdominal pain, or hanging inside police lock-ups.
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