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Police urged to shun custodial torture

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CUTTACK: Expressing concern over human rights violation by policemen, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked State IPS officers to ensure that the custodial deaths and custodial torture were completely avoided in police lock-up. He was addressing the concluding day of the two-day annual IPS conference at the State police headquarters here on Thursday.

"Torture and negligence on part of policemen should be completely removed to avoid any custodial death and this should be the personal look out of all senior officers to ensure that the accused persons are not tortured while in custody," Mr. Patnaik, who is also holding the state Home portfolio, said.

The Chief Minister asked the officers to ensure that the rights of the common people were upheld as a priority.

On the Naxal issue, he admitted that radical forces, equipped with sophisticated weapons, were creating disturbances.

He said his Government would ensure that adequate funds are available for police modernisation.

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