Analysis of Custodial deaths in Western Odisha

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology Pub Date : 2023-03-15 DOI:10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.16123.1

Abhishek Dash, Biren Xalxo

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Background: Death in custody is often associated with allegations of physical abuse by the police or jail authorities. Questions are always raised about violation of fundamental rights of a prisoner. Aims: To study different epidemiological and medico legal aspects of custodial deaths. Material And Methods: This is a öve year retrospective study based on medicolegal records of custodial deaths. Result: All the cases were male. As per manner of death 86.5% of cases were natural deaths while 13.5% of cases died due to unnatural causes. Age group of these cases were between 19 to 90 years. Maximum number of cases (29.8%) is between 51-60 years. Majority of deaths occurred in the hospital accounting for 97.29% of cases except one hanging death which occurred in police station. Majority of cases (91.9%) were in jail custody. In this study most common cause of death is chronic kidney disease which is found in 21.6% of cases. With respect to conviction status, 78.4% of cases were under trial prisoners while rest 21.6% were convicted. Conclusion: Majority of deaths occurred due to natural causes. Proper care should be taken to reduce morbidity and mortality of prisoners.

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西奥里萨邦监禁死亡分析

背景:拘留期间的死亡往往与警察或监狱当局的身体虐待指控有关。犯人的基本权利受到侵犯的问题总是被提出。目的:研究拘留期间死亡的不同流行病学和医学法律方面的问题。材料和方法:这是一项öve年度回顾性研究，基于在押死亡的医学法律记录。结果:所有病例均为男性。就死亡方式而言，86.5%的病例为自然死亡，13.5%的病例因非自然原因死亡。这些病例的年龄组在19 ~ 90岁之间。最多病例数(29.8%)在51-60岁之间。除1例上吊死亡发生在派出所外，大多数死亡发生在医院，占97.29%。大多数案件(91.9%)是在押人员。在这项研究中，最常见的死亡原因是慢性肾病，占21.6%的病例。在定罪情况方面，78.4%的案件是正在受审的囚犯，其余21.6%的案件已被定罪。结论:多数死亡为自然原因。应采取适当措施减少囚犯的发病率和死亡率。

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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期刊介绍： The Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology (IJFMP) is a peer-reviewed and features original articles, reviews and correspondence on subjects that cover practical and theoretical areas of interest relating to the wide range of forensic medicine. Subjects covered include forensic pathology, toxicology, odontology, anthropology, criminalistics, immunochemistry, hemogenetics and forensic aspects of biological science with emphasis on DNA analysis and molecular biology. The publication also features authoritative contributions describing ongoing investigations and innovative solutions to unsolved problems.