NHRC issues notice to Noida police on ‘illegal’ detention
10 July 2013 11:02 PM GMT
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report stating a man was locked up in the Noida sector 58 police station for five days without a formal complaint or an FIR.
NHRC has observed that the contents of the report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights of the victim and issued notice to deputy inspector general of police, Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh calling for a report in the matter.
The victim reportedly runs a mobile phone shop in Vijay Nagar, Ghaziabad. He was picked up by police on 28 June at around 3.00 am and kept in the lock-up for five days on allegations that he purchased stolen mobile phones. However, there was no formal complaint or an FIR. He was allegedly thrashed and not provided food timely.
NHRC has observed that the contents of the report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights of the victim and issued notice to deputy inspector general of police, Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh calling for a report in the matter.
The victim reportedly runs a mobile phone shop in Vijay Nagar, Ghaziabad. He was picked up by police on 28 June at around 3.00 am and kept in the lock-up for five days on allegations that he purchased stolen mobile phones. However, there was no formal complaint or an FIR. He was allegedly thrashed and not provided food timely.
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