Minors detained in Uttar Pradesh following widespread protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act were thrashed each time they fell asleep or wanted to relieve themselves after being supplied with abundant water, claims a shocking report released by The Quill Foundation.

The report, which is yet to be made public and has seen by The Quint, is based on discoveries made by the fact-finding teams of The Quill Foundation, Citizens Against Hate, Haq: Centre for Child Rights, along with media reports.

It asserts that at least 41 minors were subjected to rampant physical and psychological torture, all this while they were in police custody across Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Firozabad and other districts of Uttar Pradesh.