Complaints Before the Commission ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 30. Throwing of bleaching powder solution on the face of Ms. Jeena Kumari, resident of Tamil Nadu - Case No: 103/22/2003-2004(WC)/FC 4.169 The Coordinator, Human Rights Promotion Cell, Rural Uplift Centre, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu forwarded a complaint alleging that on 14.1.2003 one Mr. Jones and his accomplice Stephen had thrown bleaching powder solution on the face of Ms. Jeena Kumari, a student of Bachelor of Pharmacy, belonging to SC community. The girl suffered injuries and was hospitalized. On complaints at Thuckalay Police Station, Kanyakumari District, a FIR was registered against the accused under the IPC. Later, provisions of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 1989 were added. After the investigations were completed, a charge sheet was filed in the court of Judicial Magistrate. It was alleged that again on 31.3.2003, when the victim, Ms. Jeena Kumari got down from the bus in front of her college, Jones threw acid on her face. Consequently, her face as well as both the hands were disfigured. On the basis of her statement Police at Koondankulam Police Station registered a case No. 77/03 under various sections of Indian Penal Code as well as SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 4.170 Pursuant to the directions of the Commission, DGP, Tamil Nadu sent a report which indicated that Criminal Case Nos. 43/2002 and 77/2003 were registered against accused persons who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody. The cases were pending trial. The report further stated that pursuant to the recommendations of the Collector, Kanyakumari District, the State Government of Tamil Nadu had accorded sanction for financial assistance to the tune of Rs. 50,000/- to the victim for her medical treatment and the said amount was disbursed to her on 10.7.2003. The mother of the victim had deposed before the Tehsildar, Thovalai, Tamil Nadu that the scars on the face of her daughter, caused due to throwing of acid, were disappearing under some Ayurvedic treatment. The District Collector, Kanyakumari, after considering the statement given by the mother of the victim had reportedly recommended that there was no necessity for the corrective plastic surgery, as proposed by the Commission earlier. 4.171 On consideration of the aforesaid report, the Commission vide its proceedings dated 10 January 2005 took the compliance report on record and closed the case. 31. Denial of visas to certain Sikh NRIs - Case No: 6/99/2003-2004 4.172 The Commission received a reference dated 28-4-2003 from the Chairman, National Commission for Minorities in respect of large number of sikh Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) who had been black-listed by the Ministry of Home Affairs for their emotional outbursts and raising of slogans outside Indian Embassies in protest of the Golden Temple episode of 1984. These NRIs had been denied visas even in the most compassionate and humane situations when they were required to be by the side of their dying parents or were to attend the religious ceremonies in their family. A request was, therefore, made by the Minority Commission to get the list totally scrapped. 60 AR-Chapter-1-19-10-6-06.p65 National Human Rights Commission Annual Report - 2004-2005 80 7/17/06, 6:29 PM