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CHAPTER-3
IMPORTANT CASES RELATED TO HRDS AND
NHRC INTERVENTION FOR RELIEF
1.
Case Nos. 634/22/13/2010 & 635/22/13/2010
The Commission took cognizance of two complaints received from Shri
Sarvanan Karuppasamy, and Ms. Sakthi Prabhavati, CEO and the Secretary
respectively of the organization known as World Human Rights Commission &
Rescue Centre. They have been registered as complaint case no. 635/22/13/2010
and case no. 634/22/13/2010. They have allegedly been implicated in false cases
and harassed and tortured while in police custody because they refused to
withdraw their complaint made to the NHRC against the police officials in
respect of the violence that took place at Law College, Coimbatore. Both the
cases being on the same subject were clubbed together for disposal.
The Commission considered the report from DGP, CBCID, Tamil Nadu.
On perusal of the reports, the Commission observed that prima facie they were
tortured during the police custody. The Commission has issued Show Cause
Notices to Chief Secretary, Govt. of Tamil Nadu to show cause as to why
Commission should not recommend relief for the complainants.
2.
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Dr. Lenin, Secretary General, PVCHR, an NGO, has alleged that one of
the activists Shri. Mangala Rajbhar is being threatened by police because he
raised the issue of inaction by the police in a gang rape case. Shri Balgovind
Mishra, Incharge of Police Outpost Kathiraw under Phulpur Police Station,
Varanasi, allegedly called Mr. Mangala Rajbhar repeatedly to threaten him
because he had espoused the cause of the rape victim. Shri Lenin, Secretary
General, PVCHR, has protested against this conduct of the police officer against
HRDs. Upon consideration of the report, the Commission observed that the
report of the SP did not touch upon the real issue raised by Shri Lenin in his
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