A special Chief Judicial Magistrate in Agra has ordered an FIR against unidentified Rakabganj police officers following allegations of custodial torture by Imran alias Babua, who faces 29 charges including cow slaughter. He claims police beat him before shooting him in the leg during a May 31 encounter. A second medical exam revealed additional injuries not noted in the first report, prompting the court to call it a human rights violation and direct registration of an FIR under sections 115(2) and 120 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (voluntarily causing hurt/extorting confessions). The probe has been transferred to a different station to ensure impartiality

Victim: Imran alias Babua — arrested May 31 during a police encounter; alleged torture followed by shooting.

Evidence: Second medical exam revealed injuries that triggered the court’s FIR directive.

Court’s view: Declared it a human rights violation; sent a notification to the UP DGP.

Police stance: Claim injuries were from a fall during escape attempt and seized cow meat from him.

Next steps: Investigation assigned to an inspector from another station for fairness.

This decision underscores judicial accountability in custodial torture allegations and reflects the rare enforcement of legal safeguards. It puts pressure on the police to act transparently in cases of alleged misconduct.

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