India, Sept. 17 -- The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a probe into the alleged custodial deaths of three men from the Hmar community in Assam in July last year.

The petition, filed in August 2023 by three family members of the deceased - Lalunggawi Hmar, Lalbiekung Hmar, and Joshua Lalringson - alleged that the three, who were arrested by the Cachar district police on July 16, were killed "in cold blood" by the Assam Police a day later.

Police said the three were arrested with weapons on July 16, after which they informed officers about additional arms meant for subversive activities along the Assam-Manipur border. The next day, police took them to recover the weapons when they were allegedly attacked by unidentifie...