26 February 2021 (Left) Shiv Kumar arrives at GHMC Chandigarh for a medico-legal examination. (Right) A piece of paper where Kumar described the details of his illegal detention. The note was smuggled out of Sonipat jail. COURTESY ANKIT (Left) Shiv Kumar arrives at GHMC Chandigarh for a medico-legal examination. (Right) A piece of paper where Kumar described the details of his illegal detention. The note was smuggled out of Sonipat jail. COURTESY ANKIT A medico-legal examination submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 22 February found that Shiv Kumar, a Dalit labour-rights activist and president of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan, faced severe custodial torture at the hands of the Haryana Police. The court had directed a medical examination in a plea by Kumarâs father, Rajbir, which accused the police of illegally detaining the activist on 16 January, when he was participating in the farmersâ protests in the stateâs Sonipat city. The report which was conducted by experts from Chandigarh Government Medical College and Hospital found that Shiv Kumar had multiple fractures, broken nail beds, several injuries and psychiatric symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder.