fingers, used a plastic bag to suffocate him and extinguished their cigarettes on his body. The 5th Applicant averred that while in detention, He was forced to sleep on a bare floor in a tiny cell which measured approximately 1 meter by 2.5 meters with a small amount of ventilation. The cell was lit 24 hours a day with a very bright light making it difficult for him to sleep. The cell had a small pit covered with a wooden plate, which was to be used as a toilet. He was given food only once a day and never had the opportunity to shower or change clothes. He was interrogated by a group of 10-15 masked soldiers who used sticks and military boots to beat his whole body and genitals to the extent that he lost consciousness. His testicles and back were badly bruised and swollen. The officers forced a cigarette stick into his mouth, moving it back and forth, and poured cold water all over his body. At that point, he heard one of the soldiers asking another if he had finished digging the grave. In another round of torture, the 5th Applicant was stripped naked by the NIA officers who administered electric shocks to his back, forehead and testicles. He received no medical attention after being tortured on either occasions. These acts have left the 5th Applicant in an unstable state and unable to do any arduous work. The Defendant on the other hand denied subjecting the 4 th and 5th Applicant to any form of torture and put them to the strictest proof. 53