Read: Police harassment: Murder suspect ends life in MP, brother criticalPolice excesses have been a continuing feature in India and Chhattisgarh, plagued as it is with Maoist problems, has had more of them. Though the comment was expunged from the court records, whenever there has been a reference to police brutality, this remark has sprung up. The National Crimes Record Bureau data show more than 1,200 people died in police custody between 2001 and 2013. And, it should not be forgotten that there is social pressure acting on the police to behave in certain ways. The death of Norge, a Dalit, is now being interpreted in terms of caste terms because the officer he had had a run-in with is a Thakur.

Source: Hindustan Times September 19, 2016 07:30 UTC