This form of torture consists in covering the head with a plastic bag to cause asphyxia.

The complainant was again tortured the soldiers placed a bag over his head and beat him severely, including around the head, thereby causing problems with his sight.

Practice Various methods are used to achieve the level of oxygen depletion needed, such as a hanging, suffocation with a plastic bag over the head, self strangulation such as with a ligature, gas or volatile solvents, chest compression, or some combination of these.