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A thread chronicling the many cases of custodial torture & suicide at Nashik Central Jail.
The latest: Avinash Jadhav, a prisoner, attempted suicide on Apr 23 following torture by jail officials. He is a witness in another prisoner's suicide case. (1/n) https://thewire.in/rights/avinash-jadhav-nashik-central-prison-jail-officials-torture-suicide
The latest: Avinash Jadhav, a prisoner, attempted suicide on Apr 23 following torture by jail officials. He is a witness in another prisoner's suicide case. (1/n) https://thewire.in/rights/avinash-jadhav-nashik-central-prison-jail-officials-torture-suicide
On Oct 7 last year, a convicted prisoner, Asghar Ali Mansoori, killed himself in Nashik Jail. Knowing fully that the officials would tamper with evidence, he wrapped his suicide note in a polythene bag and swallowed it. The note named five officials. (2/n) https://thewire.in/rights/nashik-prisoner-suicide-note-swallow-jail-staff-harassment
Mansoori's death changed anything. Both the prison & police depts have done everything to protect the accused officials. All of them continue to serve at the same prison and also torture the prime witnesses in Mansoori's torture and suicide case. (3/n) https://thewire.in/rights/nashik-prison-convicts-letter-jail-officials-harassment
Asghar Ali Mansoori's family and his co-prisoners are resolved to fight for justice. Mansoori's father moved the Bombay High Court. (4/n) https://thewire.in/rights/petition-in-bombay-hc-seeks-independent-probe-on-suicide-by-nashik-prisoner
The Bombay HC directed the prison dept to ensure witnesses in the case are protected. But at Nashik prison, they are repeatedly brutalised.
They have been sending letters asking for immediate help. They fear they would be killed in a "staged riot". (5/n) https://thewire.in/rights/nashik-prisoner-jail-officials-fresh-allegations-torture-mohammad-zuber-qasam-shaikh
They have been sending letters asking for immediate help. They fear they would be killed in a "staged riot". (5/n) https://thewire.in/rights/nashik-prisoner-jail-officials-fresh-allegations-torture-mohammad-zuber-qasam-shaikh
Both the judiciary & the state govt have failed to stop this blatant brutality continuing at Nashik Jail. Asghar Ali Mansoori and now Avinash Jadhav have named several officials of corruption, torture and abetment of suicide. But the prison department fails to act upon it. (ends)
