5 UP policemen convicted by Delhi court for custodial death of 26-year old

Five Uttar Pradesh policemen have been convicted for the custodial death of a 26-year-old man by a Delhi court which said that the police feel they have power to manipulate the evidence and will not be held accountable.

Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar Malhotra said one of the reasons for custodial death was that the police were confident that they will not be held accountable even if the victim dies in the custody and the truth revealed.

"The police play a major role in the administration of criminal justice. One of the reasons for custodial death is that the police feel that they have a power to manipulate the evidence as the investigation is their prerogative and with such manipulated evidence they can bury the truth.

"They are confident that they will not be held accountable even if the victim dies in custody and even if the truth is revealed," the court said in a recent order.

The court held Uttar Pradesh Police's Sub Inspectors (SI) Hindveer Singh and Mahesh Mishra, ...