“People taken into custody for economic offences should not be handcuffed and clubbed with those arrested for heinous crimes such as rape and murder,” a Parliamentary Committee has recommended.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, headed by BJP MP Brijlal, also recommended changes to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) on the issue of police custody of an accused beyond the first 15 days from arrest.
