The police are under u00a0tremendous work pressure, and certainly tend to misuse their power. The number of cases of violation of human rights are bound to increase considering u00a0the corruption. How can a u00a0person like me feel secure with police protection?"
Prabha Hegde (22)

Cases against police
> Violence against minorities
> Encounter killings in Maharashtra
> High rates of custodial deaths and extrajudicial executions

130
Number of prisoners who died in judicial custody in Maharashtra between April 1, 2006 and May 31, 2007

The Other Side
Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Himanshu Roy said, "We work under strenuous conditions to build up a strong police force. We take all measures to ensure that the police force does not infringe human rights.
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I would like to tell the HRC that they should have checked if the cases registered against us are by true victims or criminals, who use the law against the police force."