2014 custodial death: Bombay HC upholds decision to frame murder charges against 8 cops

MUMBAI: (Apr 8) The Bombay High Court has upheld a trial court’s order to frame murder charges against eight police personnel in the alleged custodial death of city youth Agnello Valdaris in 2014.

A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Shyam Chandak, in an order passed on Monday, said the circumstances surrounding Valdaris’s death warranted a full trial.

The court also remarked that there was a "serious controversy" over whether his death was homicidal or accidental.