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Byculla inmate death: Why Crime Branch can't be trusted to probe case

<p>State Human Rights Commission observes that a 2012 case of custodial death was wrongly dressed up as a natural death by Crime Branch, either due to apathy or deliberate attempts at a cover up</p>

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Julfar alias Rafiq Kamu Shaikh died in the custody of the Dharavi police on Dec 2, 2012Julfar alias Rafiq Kamu Shaikh died in the custody of the Dharavi police on Dec 2, 2012
Julfar alias Rafiq Kamu Shaikh died in the custody of the Dharavi police on Dec 2, 2012

Can the Crime Branch be trusted to investigate the alleged murder of Byculla jail inmate Manjula Shetye at the hands of the prison staff? Not if you go by the observations of the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in a 2012 case of custodial death, where the Crime Branch was found to have covered up the use of third-degree torture that resulted in the victim's death.

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