{
  "id": 9530078,
  "title": "Two FIRs Registered Against Pune Police Personnel Over Custodial Assault, Illegal Detention Of Children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/two-firs-registered-against-pune-police-personnel-over-custodial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T08:42:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/two-firs-registered-against-pune-police-personnel-over-custodial-assault-illegal-detention-of-children"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two separate FIRs have been lodged at Bharati Vidyapeeth police station in Pune, following a Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) investigation into allegations of custodial assault, illegal detention and public humiliation. The findings were reported on September 24 by Sanket Satish Gosavi, Deputy Superintendent of Police with the Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department. The first complaint, No. 482/2026, names 13 police officers in connection with the alleged assault of four accused who had surrendered at the police station concerning Crime No. 363/2026. Video footage shows the accused being tied to a police vehicle during a parade, and a woman striking one of them with her slipper. The second FIR, No. 483/2026, concerns the alleged detention and assault of eight children in conflict with the law. The children were allegedly kept for over three days and publicly paraded on a public road, while being subjected to caste-based abuse and humiliation. The FIRs were registered after directions from the MSHRC and the Maharashtra Director General of Police. The investigation is now being handled by an officer of Additional Director General of Police rank or higher.",
  "summary": "Pune: Two separate FIRs have been registered at Bharati Vidyapeeth police station against police personnel following findings of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) in cases involving alleged custodial assault, illegal detention and public humiliation. Both complaints were filed by Sanket Satish Gosavi, Deputy Superintendent of Police with the Maharashtra Crime Investigation…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}