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Torture charge: The refugee said three Indian police officer repeatedly gouged his stomach using truncheons and pointed sticks, after he was detained for questioning early last year
Torture charge: The refugee said three Indian police officer repeatedly gouged his stomach using truncheons and pointed sticks, after he was detained for questioning early last year

Torture charge: The refugee said three Indian police officer repeatedly gouged his stomach using truncheons and pointed sticks, after he was detained for questioning early last year

Date8/5/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Torture charge: The refugee said three Indian police officer repeatedly gouged his stomach using truncheons and pointed sticks; after he was detained for questioning early last year.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012926F
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