Kerala police among few prioritising arrest procedures, Karnataka at bottom: Survey
New Delhi: A recent study on torture in custody has revealed that police in Kerala are the most likely to follow arrest procedures, while those in Karnataka are the least compliant.
The Status of Policing in India Report 2025: Police Torture and (Un)Accountability, highlighted by Deccan Herald, showed 94 percent policemen in Kerala who participated in a survey for the study reported that procedures were always followed while 6 percent said that they are followed sometimes. None of the officers from the state indicated that arrest procedures were rarely or never followed.
In contrast, 70 percent of police officers in Karnataka said they rarely or never comply with arrest procedures, while 13 percent claimed they always follow the procedures and 17 percent said they follow them sometimes.
The study, conducted by the NGO Common Cause with support from Lokniti, CSDS, and the Lal Family Foundation, further revealed that a majority of police personnel in states like Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka felt that giving minor punishments was preferable to a legal trial.
"Odisha (82 percent), Rajasthan (77 percent) and Kerala (72 percent) are the top three states where the police personnel reported greater preference for adherence to due process, whereas in Jharkhand (55 percent), Andhra Pradesh (51 percent) and Karnataka (51 percent), they are more likely to support the route of giving minor punishment to ‘criminals’ in small/minor offences rather than following a legal trial," the study mentioned.
Additionally, the report showed that Gujarat police were most likely to justify mob violence against suspects, with 57 percent of Gujarat police officers supporting the idea "to a great extent." In contrast, those from Kerala are least likely to do so with none supporting the idea, while 27 percent of officers in Karnataka justified it.
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India cricketer Rinku Singh receives underworld threat: Mumbai Crime Branch confirms
Mumbai: Indian cricketer and 2025 Asia Cup champion Rinku Singh has reportedly received a threat from the underworld, according to the Mumbai Crime Branch. The investigation has revealed that Dawood Ibrahim-led D-Company sent multiple ransom demands earlier this year.
Authorities confirmed that between February and April 2025, Rinku’s promotional team received three extortion messages demanding ₹5 crore. Acting on the leads, police arrested two suspects, Mohammed Dilshad and Mohammed Naveed, from the Caribbean. The duo was extradited and handed over to Indian authorities on August 1.
Investigators further discovered that the accused had also demanded ₹10 crore from Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of the late former MLA Baba Siddiqui. During interrogation, one of the arrested suspects reportedly admitted to contacting Rinku Singh’s team for ransom.
Rinku, who hails from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, rose to national prominence after his five consecutive sixes in an IPL 2023 match against Gujarat Titans. He made his India debut in 2024 and played a decisive role in the 2025 Asia Cup final against Pakistan, hitting the winning runs that secured India’s ninth title.
The left-handed batter, currently representing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has played 54 T20Is for India, amassing 550 runs at a strike rate of 161.77. In the IPL, he has appeared in 58 matches, scoring 1,099 runs, and was part of KKR’s 2024 title-winning squad.
Recently engaged to MP Priya Saroj, Rinku is expected to feature in India’s upcoming white-ball tour of Australia, which includes five T20 Internationals.
Police investigations into the underworld threat are ongoing.
