Annual Report 2013-14 4.71 The magisterial enquiry, therefore, established that extremely grave crimes were committed by the policemen concerned, first in the illegal detention of a man for five days, and thereafter the much more serious offence of torturing a man to death. For these grievous violations of human rights, the Commission held that it was essential for the State Government to make reparations to the next of kin, and to punish the guilty. 4.72 Accordingly, the Commission directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh to i)show cause as to why it should not recommend relief for the next of kin of the deceased Ajay Mishra; ii) report on the action taken, including departmental action, against the policemen concerned, on the basis of the findings of the magisterial enquiry; and iii) order an immediate enquiry by the CBCID into the circumstances of the arrest and death of the late Ajay Mishra. 4.73 In response, the Additional Secretary to the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Home Department intimated that a case crime No.93/13 u/s 304, 323, 34 IPC had been registered against Sub-Inspector, Ramesh Chand Arya and Constables Ashok Kumar and Surender Singh. 4.74 Since required reports were not received within the stipulated time, the Commission vide its proceedings dated 10 January 2014 directed to issue a reminder to the Chief Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh to send a reply to the show cause notice within eight weeks failing which it would assume that the Government of Madhya Pradesh had nothing to contend and would make appropriate recommendations on the basis of material available on record. The Commission also directed the Chief Secretary to send the CBCID enquiry report and a report on departmental proceedings initiated against the erring officials in the light of the findings of the magisterial enquiry. Reports are awaited. Para-Military/Defence Forces Custody 8. Atrocities on a Young Man By BSF Jawans Near Bangladesh Border (Case No. 134/25/13/2012-PF) 4.75 The Commission took suo motu cognizance of a news report captioned “Video shows BSF jawans thrashing a young man near Bangladesh border” carried by English daily “The Hindu” of 19 January 2012. As per the news report, a video telecast showing graphic visuals of a youth – stripped of all clothing and his arms wrapped and bound to a bamboo – writhing in pain on the ground as four personnel of BSF assaulted him, was made by a local channel in Kolkata. The Commission also received complaints on the same subject from other persons and they were registered and tagged along with this case. 4.76 The Deputy Inspector General (Operations) C, BSF, New Delhi responded to the Commission’s notice and sent a report stating that a preliminary inquiry was conducted which revealed that Head Constable Sanjeev K.R. and party manhandled one unidentified 40 | NHRC