Civil rights coalition condemns alleged abduction of activist Samrat Singh by Delhi police

By A Representative

The Campaign Against State Repression (CASR), a collective of civil and democratic rights organisations, has strongly condemned what it describes as the illegal abduction of psychologist and social activist Samrat Singh by a team of Delhi Police officials. The incident occurred on the evening of July 12, 2025, at Singh’s residence in Yamunanagar, Haryana.

According to Singh’s family, a group of four to five men and two women arrived at the house without any legal documentation. One of them identified himself as Praveen Yadav from the Delhi Police and provided a contact number, which has remained unreachable. For several hours after the incident, the family reportedly had no information about Singh’s whereabouts or the reasons for his detention.

When approached, the Superintendent of Police in Yamunanagar confirmed that Singh had been taken into custody by a special team from the Delhi Police but admitted that no formal intimation had been given to the local police. CASR claims that the complete absence of legal procedure in the arrest amounts to an enforced disappearance and is in violation of both Indian and international law.

Samrat Singh, currently employed as a psychologist at a local hospital, has been active in people’s movements for over two decades. In 2009, he was arrested under the UAPA and Arms Act, allegedly tortured in custody, and later acquitted after nearly five years in prison. CASR maintains that Singh is now being targeted once again for his continued involvement in grassroots activism.

More than three days after his detention, there is still no official record of Singh’s location or the charges against him. CASR has called for his immediate and unconditional release, public disclosure of his whereabouts, legal action against the officials involved, and a judicial inquiry into the entire episode.

The coalition has urged civil society organisations and the wider public to oppose what it sees as a dangerous precedent of undermining democratic rights and legal safeguards.

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