Parole for the proven.

According to a report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in 2023, "A total of 58,00,000 cognizable crimes were registered" but "The registration of cases witnessed a 4.5% decline compared to 2021." drishtiias.com. "There was approximately a 25% rise in cases registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) during this period." "Less than 3% of the arrests made under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act between 2015 and 2020 have resulted in convictions, the People's Union of Civil Liberties said." "Out of 8,371 persons arrested under the stringent law, only 235 were convicted in the five-year period." Scroll. British arms consultant Christian Michel has been held in Delhi's Tihar jail without trial for over 5 years. "Even after a decade of inquiry, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pleads it has yet to complete its probe," and has added a more serious charge which would be punishable by life in prison. Under India's extradition treaty with the UAE, Michel can be tried only on the charges that led to his extradition to India. Yet the Supreme Court dismissed his bail plea. The Wire. In talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak raised the case of Scottish Sikh Jagtar Singh Johal who has been held in prison since 2017. BBC. "The repeated release of Dera Sacha Sauda preacher Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh on parole or furlough by the Manohar-Khattar-led Haryana government reveals a pattern - the release usually occurs just before any election in Haryana or adjoining states. Ram Rahim is a convict in rape and murder cases." TOI. Mr Khattar is from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of the prime minister. (wikipedia). "With an average of three rapes a day, Delhi is still among the most unsafe for women in the country...with 14,158 crimes against women reported in 2022." HT. "With over 500 murder cases, Delhi recorded the highest number of homicides among all metropolitan cities." But, apparently, violent crimes declined from 11,477 in 2023 from 11,793 in 2021. TOI. What about Delhi Police? During Mr Modi's presence at Delhi University's centenary celebrations on 30 June, "the Delhi Police allegedly entered two student activists' houses and camped there for nearly five hours to ensure they did not leave the house and that no disruptions were caused during the event." The Wire. Delhi Police is under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. wikipedia. The NCRB report "shows that a mere 75 cases of custodial deaths were recorded across all 28 states and eight Union territories. Of these, 32 were categorised as deaths attributed to illnesses and 31 were deaths by suicides," wrote Aditi Pradhan. Keep in prison indefinitely without proof. Parole for murderer and rapist.  Amrit Kaal.