List of cases of police brutality in India

This is a list of notable cases of police brutality in India.This list also includes events from the British Raj.
police brutalityBritish RajJallianwala Bagh massacreGujranwalaBombayBabu Genu SaidAngamaly firingPravir Chandra Bhanj DeoRajan caseTurkman gate demolition and firingBhagalpur blindingsBhagalpur1981 Indravelli massacreKondapalli SitaramayyaCPI(ML)IndravelliHashimpura massacreHindu-Muslim riotsMeerutUttar PradeshProvincial Armed ConstabularymohallaMurad NagarGhaziabad districtAyodhya firing incidentUttar Pradesh policekar sevaksRam JanmabhoomiAyodhyaKolkata firingWriters' BuildingMamata BanerjeeRampur Tiraha firingUttarakhandRampurMuzaffarnagar districtRaj GhatGandhi JayantiKoothuparamba firingCommunist Marxist PartyM.V. Raghavan1995 Kodiyankulam violence1997 Ramabai killingsRamabai AmbedkarMumbaidesecration of a statueB. R. AmbedkarManjolai Labourers massacreMuthanga incidentAdivasisKerala GovernmentVideoconNandigram violenceSalim groupNandigramEast MidnaporeWest BengalBeemapally police shootingBeemapallyTrivandrum DistrictKeralaKhwairamband marketImphalForbesganj firingForbesganjBharatiya Janata Party2011 Indian anti-corruption movementPatidarAhmedabadOBC quotaHardik PatellathichargeKotkapuraGuru Granth Sahib desecrationAndhra shootoutChittoor DistrictAndhra PradeshThoothukudi violenceThoothukudiTamil NaduTamil Nadu Police2019 Jamia Milia Islamia attackCitizenship Amendment Act protestsJamia Milia IslamiaRapid Action ForceAligarh Muslim UniversityCustodial death of father and sonSipajhar, AssamMoinul HaqueLaw enforcement in IndiaPolice Complaints Authority (India)Police Mitra schemeWayback MachineTwo CirclesThe Tribune (India)The TelegraphLaw of IndiaConstitutionAmendmentsBasic structureDirective PrinciplesFundamental DutiesFundamental RightsJudicial ReviewCriminalBharatiya Nyaya SanhitaBharatiya Nagarik 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