NHRC issues notice to Chhattisgarh Govt

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has issued a notice to Chhattisgarh government and Union Home Secretary on reports of alleged suicide by a suspected naxal in police custody in the state. The commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report alleging that, due to torture the suspected naxalite, nabbed by a CRPF team committed suicide at a police station in Dantewada. According to an official release, NHRC has asked the state Director General of Police, DGP, and Home Secretary to submit a report in the matter within four weeks. The DGP has also been directed to send copies of inquest, postmortem and magisterial enquiry report.