Between 1 January 1993 and 11 April 1993, three men reportedly died in the custody of the Delhi police as a result of torture. These reports come in the wake of clear condemnation of such practices by the Indian government. The three men were: Vikal Kumar Adhana, a 33 year old assistant in the Ministry of Finance, who died in Lodhi Colony Police station on 23 February 1993; Mr Satyavan, a 35 year old truck driver who died in Najafgarh police station on 2 March 1993; two others arrested with him, Balraj alias Billoo and Ishwar Singh, were also tortured, but were later released; and Rajinder Prasad, a 26 year old factory worker, who died on 11 April 1993 after being tortured by police and factory management strongmen.
