As many as 100 people were reported to have died in police custody in 2017, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. Of these, 58 people were not on remand--they had been arrested and not yet produced before a court--while 42 were on police or judicial remand.
In 62 cases pertaining to custodial deaths, 33 policepersons were arrested, 27 were chargesheeted, four were acquitted or discharged, and none were convicted.
“One hundred custodial deaths in one year, in my view, point to serious cause for concern. It indicates that conditions in custody are not