Uruttal

Uruttal or Uruttu (Malayalam: [uɾuʈːɐl, uɾuʈːə̆], meaning: rolling) is a type of torture which was used in 20th-century Keralam. It was particularly common during the Indian Emergency period for interrogation. In the Rajan case it was done in the Kakkayam torture camp. It was a common torture to captured Naxals.

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