Judicial Inquiry Indicts Four Bathinda Cops Over Custodial Torture in Tutor's Death
A judicial inquiry into the death of 34-year-old tutor Narinderdeep Singh in Bathinda has indicted four police personnel from the CIA-2 unit for illegal detention and custodial torture, including alleged electric shocks. The inquiry also held senior Bathinda police officers responsible for grave dereliction of duty. Despite a medical board attributing death to respiratory failure linked to drug toxicity, the report cited witness statements and injuries indicating physical torture in custody. The inquiry report was submitted to the Bathinda Sessions Judge in September 2025.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is negative (25/100). Lens Score 87/100.
Outlets measured: thestatesman, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (22–28/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 21 Sept, 02:35 am. Other outlets followed.