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Custodial violence, judicial negligence and State apathy

On 5 October 2020, Atikur Rahman, journalist Siddique Kappan, student Masood Ahmad, and taxi driver Mohammad Alam were arrested in Mathura, in Uttar Pradesh in, India They were on their way to meet the family of a Dalit woman who was raped and murdered by a group of men from the dominant caste in Hathras. The Uttar Pradesh police charged them with 'sedition,' 'promoting enmity between groups, 'outraging religious feelings,' criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code, 'raising funds for a terrorist act,' and 'conspiring to commit a terrorist act' under the UAPA. In November 2021, Atikur Rahman was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi for open-heart surgery after his family filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court. Since March 2022, he has been hospitalized multiple times. His medical documents state that he has developed a neurological disease in addition to an existing heart ailment. The left side of his body has been paralyzed, and he suffers from memory loss. Despite the medical advice to shift him to a facility where he can be treated, the Indian state has moved Rahman back to the prison, where the family fears his condition might deteriorate further, putting his life at risk. The denial of medical treatment and bail must be seen as a part of a larger pattern of abuse of power directed toward dissenters and political prisoners in India. On 5 July 2021, 84-year-old Jesuit priest and human rights defender Father Stan Swamy died in judicial custody at the Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai, India. At the time of his arrest, Stan Swamy already had Parkinson's disease, significant hearing loss in both ears, and other serious underlying health issues. However, in his own words, his bodily systems "were very functional." Over the subsequent nine months in detention, poor prison conditions, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the absence of adequate medical attention resulted in his deteriorating health Initially, jail authorities denied him warm clothes and a sipper cup which he needed due to the effects of advanced Parkinson's disease On 22 October 2020, a special NIA court denied his interim bail plea filed on medical grounds, despite the Covid-19 pandemic and national moves to reduce congestion in prisons, as well as the Supreme Court of India's own directives in this regard In the second week of May 2021, his lawyers again petitioned the court for his release on medical grounds At this point, he suffered from Covid-19 symptoms, but this request for bail was again denied When his condition became critical, Stan Swamy was eventually transferred from Taloja Central Jail to the Holy Family Hospital on 28 May 2021 There he tested positive for Covid-19 and remained in critical condition Despite his perilous health condition, he continued to be denied bail and lived in constant fear of being returned to Taloja Central Jail Multiple requests for him to be transferred to his home state of Jharkhand so he could be with his community were also denied On 4 July 2021, Stan Swamy suffered a cardiac arrest and died the following day, on 5 July 2021 His mental and physical suffering and eventual death are the direct consequences of his incarceration and denial of timely and effective medical treatment by authorities. Source Amnesty International