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AHMEDABAD: Gujarat ranked first in the country in custodial deaths with 80 deaths accused in the last five years, according to a report from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
According to human rights data, Gujarat had fourteen custodial deaths between 2017-18, thirteen during 2018-19 and twelve during 2019-20. The number of instances went up to 24 between 2021-22. The report was tabled by Home Department in Rajyasabha.
Gujarat Congress spokesperson Hiren Banker said, “The growing number of custodial deaths in Gandhi- Sardar’s Gujarat is a shame for the state. The rule of law governs a civil society. However, the BJP government’s use of incarceration is an abuse of power.”
Also, the statistics provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the inmates in Gujarat jails in the Lok Sabha are also frightening.
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“Gujarat state has a prison capacity of 13,999 prisoners. 16,597 prisoners are currently housed in its jails. Importantly, the numbers show that Gujarat’s jails are overflowing with 2598 inmates,” said Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra while responding to a question posed by Congress MP Abdul Khaleque in the Lok Sabha.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, in response to another question posed in the Lok Sabha, said that there are a total of 745 police stations in Gujarat, out of which 622 have CCTVs and 123 do not. According to data submitted in the Lok Sabha, the central government has not released the Rs 25.58 crores it set aside for the upgrading of the Gujarat Police for the past two years (2020-2021 and 2021-2022).
Congress leader Parthivaraj Singh questioned the government regarding prisoner figures. “While Gujarat’s jails are already overflowing, and according to a government report, 22,696 accused are still at large in Gujarat, where will they be kept? Will a new jail be constructed? When will it be completed?”
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat ranked first in the country in custodial deaths with 80 deaths accused in the last five years, according to a report from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
According to human rights data, Gujarat had fourteen custodial deaths between 2017-18, thirteen during 2018-19 and twelve during 2019-20. The number of instances went up to 24 between 2021-22. The report was tabled by Home Department in Rajyasabha.
Gujarat Congress spokesperson Hiren Banker said, “The growing number of custodial deaths in Gandhi- Sardar’s Gujarat is a shame for the state. The rule of law governs a civil society. However, the BJP government’s use of incarceration is an abuse of power.”googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
Also, the statistics provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the inmates in Gujarat jails in the Lok Sabha are also frightening.
ALSO READ | Odisha reports zero custodial deaths last year: NCRB report
“Gujarat state has a prison capacity of 13,999 prisoners. 16,597 prisoners are currently housed in its jails. Importantly, the numbers show that Gujarat’s jails are overflowing with 2598 inmates,” said Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra while responding to a question posed by Congress MP Abdul Khaleque in the Lok Sabha.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, in response to another question posed in the Lok Sabha, said that there are a total of 745 police stations in Gujarat, out of which 622 have CCTVs and 123 do not. According to data submitted in the Lok Sabha, the central government has not released the Rs 25.58 crores it set aside for the upgrading of the Gujarat Police for the past two years (2020-2021 and 2021-2022).
Congress leader Parthivaraj Singh questioned the government regarding prisoner figures. “While Gujarat’s jails are already overflowing, and according to a government report, 22,696 accused are still at large in Gujarat, where will they be kept? Will a new jail be constructed? When will it be completed?”
