Sri Lankan deatinee ‘torture’ case: NCB provides details of ICG officials, vessel
The Hindu
The allegations of torture surfaced after the Sri Lankan prisoner raised the issue when he was produced before the court
The Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) has come up with the details of the official of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), who handed over a Sri Lankan detainee — allegedly inflicted serious burn injuries while in its custody — to the Bureau. The revelation of the NCB official attains significance in the wake of the complaint that some ICG officials forced L.Y. Nandana, 46, of Nakulugamuwa, Sri Lanka, to lie on a hot iron sheet, which was used to cook food in the vessel, after keeping a lighted gas stove beneath the metal sheet. Mr. Nandana and five others, who were on board the fishing vessel, Ravihansi, were intercepted by the Coast Guard last month at Minicoy and 323 kg of heroine, five AK-47 rifles and 1,000 cartridges were seized from the vessel. The accused were later handed over to the Bureau for further investigation.More Related News