Ex-HP IG Zahoor Zaidi Gets Relief: High Court Suspends Life Sentence in Custody Death Case

• The Punjab and Haryana High Court suspended former Himachal Pradesh Police IG Zahoor Haider Zaidi's life imprisonment sentence.
• Zaidi was convicted in the 2017 Himachal Police Custody Death Case involving Suraj, an accused in the Gudiya rape and murder case.
• Suraj died due to torture in police custody at Kotkhai police station, leading to public outrage and riots.
• A Chandigarh CBI court had sentenced Zaidi and seven other police personnel to life imprisonment for Suraj's death.
• Zaidi's sentence remains suspended until his appeal against the CBI court's decision is fully heard and disposed of by the High Court.

Why It Matters: High Court suspends ex-HP IG Zahoor Zaidi's life sentence in a significant custody death case.