# Supreme Court calls Chhattisgarh DGP totally incompetent in custodial death case 2026-08-08T03:36:49+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the Chhattisgarh Director General of Police, calling him "totally incompetent" in a custodial death case. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a petition by the family of a 34-year-old man who died in January 2024 after being arrested for allegedly possessing liquor worth Rs 1,200. The man was taken into custody on January 18 and died three days later in hospital. The court noted that the Chhattisgarh High Court had earlier awarded only Rs 1 lakh compensation and failed to order an FIR in the matter. Justice Mehta remarked that the state police was "saving" its own officers and threatened contempt proceedings. The case has been listed for further hearing on April 21, 2025. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: Chhattisgarh, custodial death, DGP, human rights, police accountability, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-calls-chhattisgarh-dgp-totally-incompetent-in-custodial-death-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-calls-chhattisgarh-dgp-totally-incompetent-in-custodial-death-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.