As per the Ministry of Home Affairs, 100 persons died in police custody in 2020-21, a slight reduction from 112 in 2019-20 and 136 in 2018-19. It was revealed by Union Minister of State (Home) Nityanand Rai during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament in 2021. Also, the Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana called for Police Reforms as He is in favour of forming special panels to probe ‘atrocities’ by police in India.
Need for Police Reforms in India
