New Delhi, July 25
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the suicide of a man after alleged physical torture in police custody in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad.
The police had called the victim to a police station following a complaint against him by his wife. The following night, the victim hanged himself with a saree in his room, leaving a message written on the pants he was wearing.
Taking note of a press report, the apex human rights body said the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious violation of the human rights of the victim.
The NHRC issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police and called for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
According to the media report, carried on July 16, the victim reached the police station with his father for a compromise, but he was tortured and a bribe was demanded to settle the matter.
Following the uproar, an FIR was registered against victim’s father-in-law, brother-in-law, and one other, along with constables Yashwant Yadav and Mahesh Upadhyay of the Hathiyapur outpost.