Overview

• The Supreme Court directed the CBI to register a First Information Report within seven days, constitute a Special Investigation Team led by a superintendent-rank officer and assume custody of all collected evidence.
• The bench ordered the arrest of implicated Jammu and Kashmir police officers within one month to face charges of custodial torture and mutilation.
• The CBI must complete a comprehensive investigation into individual misconduct and systemic failings at the Kupwara Joint Interrogation Centre within three months of FIR registration.
• The Jammu and Kashmir administration is instructed to pay ₹50 lakh compensation to constable Khursheed Ahmad Chohan, with the amount recoverable from officers against whom disciplinary proceedings will follow.
• The apex court will require status reports from the CBI by November 10 and will review enforcement at a November 17 hearing to ensure compliance.