Most common form of torture is physical (beating) torture

Most common form of torture is physical (beating) torture.
(a) Falanga: beating on soles
(b) Telefono: beating on both ears using open palm
© Wet submarine (latina): forced immersion of head in water contaminated with urine or feces
(d) Dry submarine: tying a plastic bag over the head until suffocation
(e) Parrot’s perch: head down from a horizontal pole placed under the knees with wrists bound to ankle
(f) Cattle prod: electric shock especially over the genitals
(g) Chapuwa: the legs and thighs are tied very tightly with bamboo sticks to induce severe pain
(h) Ghotna: rolling a wooden log over the things up and down, while the long is weighed by one or two policemen standing on it
(i) Sham execution: victim is blind folded and asked to stand before a wall and then threatened that a vehicle is going to hit him. He hears the sound of a vehicle very near to him, causing fear and shock
(j) Dunking: victim is immersed into water, taken out after some time and given chance to confess