Overview
- Madanayakanahalli police registered cases under BNS 103(1) for murder, BNS 127(3) for wrongful confinement, and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
- Those booked include Viveknagar Inspector Shivakumar, Constable Pavan, two other officers, and the owner of Unity Social Service Trust Rehabilitation Centre near Nelamangala.
- Darshan died on November 26 at the private rehab facility after being sent there on November 16, with his family alleging illegal detention and severe assault at the police station beforehand.
- PUCL and APFJ released an interim fact-finding report detailing alleged torture, a Rs 7,500 payment for rehab admission, and instructions to fabricate a story about a bike fall, and they seek a judicial inquiry plus protection for the family.
- Police contend the death did not occur in formal custody and say it does not qualify as a custodial death, even as post-mortem documentation and family accounts describe visible injuries.