Though the number marginally reduced, Maharashtra continued to top the country in 2016 when it came to deaths taking place in police custody. The state police are currently under fire for the death of one Aniket Kothale in Sangli district earlier this month. According to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau’s Crime in India 2016 report, there were 16 deaths in police custody in the state last year. Only Haryana and Madhya Pradesh had deaths in police custody in double figures, with 11 each. There has been a steady decline in custodial death figures in the state, with Maharashtra also recording a nationwide high of 21 deaths in 2014.

Source: Indian Express December 01, 2017 00:56 UTC