FIR Ordered in Custodial Death Case of Dalit Law Student: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the custodial death of 35-year-old Dalit law student Somnath Suryawanshi, who died on December 15, 2024, after being arrested during protests in Parbhani, Maharashtra. The order came from a division bench comprising Justice Vibha V Kankanwadi and Justice Sanjay A Deshmukh in the matter titled Vijayabai Vyankat Suryawanshi v State & Ors. Protests…