P. Rajan, an engineering student, was taken by Kerala police on 1 March 1976 during the Emergency. After his father's habeas corpus petition, the Kerala High C…
From never arrested to died in custody.
A police hunt begins.
Final-year student, never seen again.
Died after torture, State later admitted.
28 Feb to 10 Mar 1976.
A meeting later disputed under oath.
Courts closed by the Emergency.
No habeas corpus in the Emergency.
Four days after the Emergency ends.
March to April 1977.
Produce Rajan on 21 April.
Officers suspended, case registered.
One month in office.
Torture at Kakkayam, 2 March 1976.
A prima facie finding, not a verdict.
No impunity as minister.
Custody proved, no conviction.
Four acquitted, three on lesser counts.
Evidence found unreliable.
The memoir wins a state award.
Body never found.
Still no remains, no conviction.
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