Overview

• On September 12, Dr Wahid Shaikh filed petitions with the National Human Rights Commission, the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission and the National Minority Commission seeking Rs 9 crore in compensation.
• Shaikh spent nine years in jail after his 2006 arrest and was acquitted by a special court in September 2015.
• He alleges custodial torture and lasting health damage, citing glaucoma and chronic pain, and says he is burdened by roughly Rs 30 lakh in debt.
• He says he delayed seeking compensation until co-accused were cleared; on July 21, the Bombay High Court acquitted 12 men, ruling the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
• The Supreme Court stayed that High Court order three days later during Maharashtra’s appeal but allowed the men to remain free, leaving the case’s final resolution pending.