77. Justification of 3rd degree torture

Due to increased Human Rights concerns in the country, it was near impossible for police to carry third degree torture of accused under their custody. However, owing to the successful media justification propaganda, they were able to carry out planned torture of His Divine Holiness. The persecution by the State-Police-Media nexus deprived His Divine Holiness the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty as per Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNHR Article 11) of United Nations.

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No food - No water - ridiculed by forcing to eat cow meat

The entire 8-day period, the CID officers did not give His Divine Holiness food or water that He could consume. The CID kept Him hungry. They would bring Him a plate with cow's meat to force Him to eat, ridiculing the religious beliefs of His Divine Holiness. It was done since they knew very well that He was an orthodox practicing Hindu who worshipped the cow. The entire 8 days, His Divine Holiness went without food.

The CID had a clear agenda

The CID had its clear agenda: either eliminate His Divine Holiness or force a false confession from Him to convict Him. To make a person utter a lie, requires more intimidation and torture, than to make him tell the truth . The CID implemented third degree torture on His Divine Holiness, not leaving a fingerprint on

Him that might trap them with a hard evidence.