Probe Ordered After Border Force Cop Found Dead With 34 Injuries In Custody
Border cop dies in custody with 34 injury marks
A postmortem examination has revealed 34 injury marks on the body of Border Security Force (BSF) constable Jaswinder Singh, who died in Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) custody on March 20, 2026, raising serious allegations of custodial torture. The 35-year-old jawan from Ranbir Singh Pura, Jammu, was arrested on March 3 while on leave in connection with a cross-border heroin smuggling case and brought to Amritsar for interrogation.
The autopsy report details 25 injuries sustained 2-4 days before death and nine injuries occurring 18-24 hours prior—precisely when Singh was under NCB custody at Maqboolpura police station. Findings include haemorrhages on the scalp, bruises, internal bleeding in lungs and spleen, and injuries to private parts, prompting his wife Lovjeet Kaur to accuse NCB personnel of brutality: "34 injuries prove my husband was tortured to death."
NCB claimed Singh suffered "two cardiac events" after developing chest pain on March 19, leading to his admission and death at Pulse Hospital. The agency initiated magisterial inquiry, judicial inquest, and NHRC-mandated procedures, but no FIR was registered despite family complaints. Singh's mother Gurmeet Kaur and rights group PHRO demand accountability, noting police inaction.
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The case revives scrutiny of custodial deaths amid NCB's aggressive anti-drug operations along Punjab-J&K borders. A 2024 heroin seizure involving Singh's brother had flagged his Pakistan smuggler contacts. BSF jawan's death in central agency custody amplifies calls for independent probe into torture allegations.
Jaswinder's family protested outside the postmortem house in March, alleging assault during questioning. PHRO investigator Sarabjit Singh Verka criticized procedural lapses. The report's emergence fuels demands for NCB accountability as judicial and magisterial inquiries proceed.
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