v ▁( him self ▁a ▁traffic ▁police ▁officer ) ▁was ▁f als ely ▁accused ▁of ▁murder ▁( his ▁alleg ed ▁victim ▁later ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁alive ▁and ▁well ) ▁and ▁tort ured ▁in ▁police ▁cust ody ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁extract ▁a ▁conf ession ▁to ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁crime . ▁The ▁ab use ▁included ▁admin ister ing ▁electric ▁shock s ▁to ▁Mik he ye v ' s ▁ear lob es ▁- ▁the ▁tort ure ▁method ▁called ▁" a ▁phone ▁call ▁to ▁Put in " ▁by ▁the ▁tort ur ers ▁( ). ▁After ▁surv iving ▁the ▁tort ure , ▁Mik he ye v ▁jump ed ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁third - floor ▁window ▁to ▁escape ▁his ▁tor ment ors ; ▁the ▁fall ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁sp inal ▁cord ▁injury ▁that ▁rendered ▁him ▁a ▁par ap leg ic . ▁ ▁Circ um st ances ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁traffic ▁inspect or ▁Alex ey ▁Mik he ye v ▁of ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁and ▁his ▁friend ▁I ly a ▁Fro lov ▁met ▁in ▁Bog or od sk ▁with ▁two ▁girls : ▁M . ▁Sav ely e va ▁and ▁Y . ▁K ry lo va . ▁ ▁They ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁together ▁r iding ▁in ▁Mik he ye v ’ s ▁car , ▁after ▁which ▁K ry lo va ▁was ▁taken ▁home ▁per ▁her ▁request ▁and ▁Sav ely e va ▁went ▁to ▁N iz