Archive · 13 Sep 2025
Bombay HC Transfers Custodial Death Probe to CBI
A young man named Vijay Singh died in 2019 after being taken to a police station in Mumbai.
His family believes the police caused his death.
The police initially investigated, but the High Court wasn't satisfied with their findings.
They found some questions unanswered, like if the police were involved in his death and if the couple he had a fight with also caused his death.
So, the High Court has now handed the case to the CBI, a different investigation team, to take a closer look.
The CBI will examine things like medical reports and witness statements to figure out exactly what happened and why.
The Bombay High Court transferred the 2019 Wadala custodial death probe to the CBI.
The case involves the death of Vijay Singh after an altercation and police custody.
The family alleged police torture and sought a CBI investigation.
The SIT concluded no police were responsible; the magistrate's report was contradictory.
The High Court cited several issues needing in-depth investigation by the CBI.
- Who
- Bombay High Court and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
- What
- Transferred the probe into the 2019 death of Vijay Singh from the Mumbai police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the CBI.
- When
- Thursday (Based on the article's publishing date)
- Where
- Wadala Truck Terminal police station in Mumbai.
- Why
- Due to ‘loose strings’ requiring further investigation into the cause of death.
- Victim
- Vijay Singh, 22
- Incident Date
- October 27, 2019
- Location
- Wadala Truck Terminal police station, Mumbai
- Court Decision
- Transfer probe from SIT to CBI
- Family Plea
- Sought FIR against police and CBI probe
- Key Issue
- Allegations of police torture