30 verified cases involving Police misconduct, newest first.
A 26-year-old woman alleged that two police constables raped her during a night patrol near Tiruvannamalai in September 2025. The woman approached the Madras High Court seeking expeditious progress in her trial. The high court issued directions to speed up rape and POCSO trials in response.
B. Ajith Kumar, a temple guard accused of theft, died in police custody. His family has alleged torture, while police reports initially claimed he collapsed due to an epileptic fit. The Tamil Nadu government has transferred the investigation to the CBI, and five police officers have been arrested in connection with the incident.
The CBI filed a chargesheet in a Mohali court against four Punjab Police personnel in connection with the assault on a Colonel. The investigation has faced scrutiny over the dropping of attempted murder charges and allegations of shielding the accused.
A magisterial inquiry concluded that five policemen were responsible for the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, who was an accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case. A sessions court in Mumbai has subsequently put the findings of this inquiry on hold.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested four Kerala police officials in connection with the death of 30-year-old Thamir Jiffri while in police custody in Tanur.
Three Gujarat police officers, including Inspector Taral Bhatt, were accused of attempting to extort Rs 25 lakh from a Kerala resident in exchange for unfreezing his bank account. The Gujarat ATS conducted a preliminary inquiry, leading to the arrest of the accused officers.
A CBI special court in Coimbatore is presiding over an extortion case linked to the Paazee forex scam. The court issued summons and non-bailable warrants against several individuals, including IPS officer Pramod Kumar.
The case concerns the death of Khwaja Yunus, who died in police custody following his arrest in connection with the 2002 Ghatkopar blast. Former police officer Sachin Waze has filed a plea seeking to turn approver in the ongoing proceedings.
Four individuals, including three police officers posted at the Ranhola police station, were arrested following allegations of kidnapping and extortion. The investigation is currently examining the role of the Station House Officer (SHO) in the matter.
An FIR was registered on October 5, 2018 against a police constable for alleged assault inside an SDM court. The Rajasthan High Court allowed prosecution to proceed, finding the conduct was not part of official duty.