E/CN.4/1993/26 page 59 by an independent authority and reports of these inquiries and of post-mortem examinations are often withheld. Private criminal prosecutions are, on the other hand, costly and subject to extremely long delays. (b) Individual cases transmitted to the Government 261. Mohammed Akbar, a farmer from Checksiri, Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested in the village of Kalsiri on 9 May 1990 by BSF (Border Security Force) policemen. During the 12 days he remained in detention he was severely beaten. On 19 November 1990 he was rearrested and taken to an army camp in Hyderbeig, Pattan subdivision. While at Hyderbeig he was beaten repeatedly on his hands and feet with a stick; as one man held him, another dropped some chili powder into each of his eyes. 262. Ghulam Mohiuddin S., a schoolteacher from Palhalan, Pattan subdivision Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested on 5 June 1990 by BSF police. For several hours he was made to bend over and struck repeatedly. The police rolled heavy rollers over his thighs and kicked him with heavy boots. 263. Abdul Qayoom K., a shopkeeper and part-time tailor from Ganghipora, Pattan, Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested on 19 September 1990 by two CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) police. During his detention he was severely beaten. At one point, he was suspended from the ceiling by a rope and while he was hanging in the air, his ear and beard were burned with a candle. 264. The following 15 cases of death under torture were also reported: (a) Bashir Ahmad was arrested on 23 August 1991 by police of Madanapalle town police station. He died the following day either in the lock-up of the Madanapalle thana or in the government hospital, allegedly as a result of police beatings; (b) Uppuleti Chandraiah from Peechupalli, Karimnagar district, was arrested on 5 March 1991 on suspicion of robbery. Four days later he died in Husnabad police station, allegedly as a result of torture; (c) Bubul Barua, from Puli Nahoroni village, Kherajghat, Mauza, Lakhimpur, was arrested on 12 October 1991 by the army in Bandardawa village. He died on 22 October, reportedly as a result of injuries sustained under torture. Medical reports indicated a rupture of the kidneys due to beatings; (d) Dibakar Handique, office assistant at Rajgarh College, from Basapukhuri, Dholpur Maiza, Narayanpur, North Lakhimpur. He was arrested on 28 September 1991 and died on 1 October in an army camp, allegedly as a result of torture; (e) Dhruvajyoti Gogoi, a student, was arrested on 17 March 1991 at Doomdooma, Tinsukia, by the army. Two days later his body, bearing marks of torture, was handed over to the police;