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In Bollywood movies about the British rule, especially in the 20th century, it is often shown that the police would torture dissidents and judges would get swayed by the British government. How historically accurate are these depictions of torture and lack of judiciary independence during that time?

by /u/cosmosis814 in /r/AskHistorians

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