Annual Report 2012-2013 of Army officials. The human rights of the victim had definitely been violated. Let a notice u/s 18 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 be sent to the Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of India calling upon to reply to the Commission within four weeks. 4.105 The Commission next considered the matter on 27 August 2012 and observed that no reply had been received from the Ministry of Defence. It appeared to the Commission that the Government of India had nothing to say in the matter. Deceased Thangben Kemprai died in the custody of the Army on way to the Primary Health Centre, Diyungmukh, as per the magisterial inquiry conducted by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dima Hasao, Haflong. The file was also sent to the expert on the panel of NHRC who concluded on review of the postmortem report that there was bilateral periorbital contusion and blood clots were found on peritoneal cavity. These findings did not co-relate with the cause of death and could be due to any blunt trauma. As per the postmortem report, the deceased not only had simple injuries, but fracture of left maxillary bone. The human rights of the victim undoubtedly had been violated. In these circumstances, the Commission recommended an amount of ` 5,00,000 to be paid as interim relief to the next of kin of the deceased. The Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi was directed to forward the proof of payment to the Commission within four weeks as well. 4.106 In response, the Ministry of Defence vide their letter dated 22 January 2013 sought an extension of three months which was granted by the Commission. Further response in the matter is awaited. b) Illegal Detention and Torture 14. Suo Motu Cognizance of Brutal Torture Meted Out to a Woman by Police in Central Jail, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (Case No. 517/33/3/2011) 4.107 The Commission took suo motu cognizance of a media report dated 11 October 2011 of Newsfirst correspondent in which it was stated that a woman from Chhattisgarh namely Soni Sori was arrested by Chhattisgarh and Delhi Police on 4 October 2011 from Delhi. She was shifted to Chhattisgarh and subjected to brutal torture in the custody which resulted in several severe head injuries. 4.108 The Commission received 37 other complaints regarding the alleged torture of Soni Sori in police custody. All the cases were linked together. The Commission also received a letter dated 10 May 2012 from Shri V. Kishore Chandra Dev, Minister of Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj, Government of India and forwarded therewith another letter addressed by Dr. T. N. Seema, Member of Parliament about the custodial torture of Soni Sori. A copy of the Supreme Court of India order dated 2 May 2011 in Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 1104, 4981 and 8976 of year 2012 in Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 206 of year 2011 filed by the victim was annexed with the enclosed letter. 42 NHRC