New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission,(NHRC) has recommended that the Uttar Pradesh government pay Rs five lakh as relief to the next of kin of Jitendra Yadav, a gym trainer who was shot by some police personnel in a fake encounter in Noida on the night of February 3.
The Commission, in a press statement on Wednesday, said it has asked the Chief Secretary of the state to submit a compliance report, along with the proof of payment within six weeks after receiving of its recommendations. The Commission on February 5, had registered the case suo motu on the basis of media reports about the incident.
The statement further claimed that during the course of enquiry and response to its notices, the Government of Uttar Pradesh informed the Commission that allegations leveled against the police personnel were substantiated and charge sheet has been submitted against one Sub-Inspector in a case crime number 249/2018 U/Ss 308, 323 and 504 IPC.
Efforts are being made to arrest the remaining three accused police personnel including one Sub Inspector and two Constables, it added.
Post these findings and the action initiated against the erring police personnel, the Commission held that based on these facts, a case of violation of human rights of the victim is made out and the state government is vicariously liable to pay monetary relief to the victim.
Accordingly, it asked the government to show cause why it should not recommend monetary relief to the victim.
However, having received no response to the show cause notice, the Commission concluded that it shows that the government had nothing to say in the matter and hence recommended the payment of Rs five lakh as relief.