1980 Bhagalpur blindings

The Bhagalpur blindings refers to a series of incidents in 1979 and 1980 in Bhagalpur in the state of Bihar, India when police blinded 31 undertrials (or convicted criminals, according to some versions), by pouring acid into their eyes. The incident became infamous as Bhagalpur blindings. The incident was widely discussed,debated and acutely criticised by several human rights organisations. The Bhagalpur blinding case had made criminal jurisprudence history by becoming the first in which the Supreme Court had ordered compensation for violation of basic human rights.^[1]

In 2003, a Bollywood movie loosely based on the incident directed by Prakash Jha and starring Ajay Devgan was released. It was titled Gangaajal (roughly translated as The holy waters of the Ganges).

See also

• List of cases of police brutality in India

References

External links

• Article in The Hindu
• British Council India Report
• "Blind rage and anguish, 30 yrs on", The Times of India
• "GangaaJal" Unstitches Wounds of Baghalpur Blinding, Syed Ali Mujtaba, Indolink