Pattern of injuries in police torture victims at Faisalabad

ABSTRACT

To examine the different type of injuries after police torture. Torture study. Office of District Standing Medical Board, in DHQ Hospital Faisalabad. From 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2009. A study of 300 victims of alleged police torture examined by the District Standing Medical Board [DSMB] Faisalabad. Most of the victims at the time of examination were showing visible evidence of Physical trauma. Victims were males. Examination was conducted on the directions of judicial magistrates and District and Session Judge Faisalabad. A wide range of different types of injuries was observed on various parts of the body. Blunt trauma was most frequent. Psychological element of torture was also seen in some victims