UDR CASES
What is
UDR or Unnatural Death Report?
If any person dies by means of
accident, drowning, snake bite, coming into contact with live electric wire,
death due to natural calamities or by committing suicides like hanging, self
immolation, jumping into the well, etc, then such a death is termed as
unnatural death. Under Section 174 Cr.
P.C. Officer-in-charge of the Police Stations or some other Police Officers,
who have been specially empowered by the State Government in this behalf, are
required to make an investigation as to the apparent cause of death, in cases
where they receive information of that person :-
1.has
committed suicide.
2.has
been killed by another or by an animal or machinery or by an accident.
3.has
died under circumstances raising a reasonable suspicion that some other person
has committed an offence.
The Officer has to submit a report in
this regard which is called the Unnatural Death Report.
