48 killed in custody, ‘gunfights
48 people died in the police custody as well as at "gunfights" in the first nine months of the year, according to rights organization Ain o Salish Kendro yesterday. Of the 34 killed, 34 were during so-called "crossfire", "gunfight", "exchange of fire" or "encounters" with law enforcement agencies, nine of them in firing, and four in the torture of law enforcement agencies. In addition, one person died from heart attacks after being detained by the police, as per the ASK report. The report, using news reports published by various national newspapers the report said that one journalist was killed and 154 others were the victims of assaults, torture and cases of harassment throughout the time. The rights group said that incidents of sexual harassment, rape and brutality against women as well as acid throwing and torture have increased over the past nine months of the year compared to similar period in the previous year. A tot