of a communication from the South Asia Human Right Documentation Centre through its Executive .Director who expressed his apprehension for the safety and physical integrity of Shri Jalil Andrabi, Advocate from Srinagar who was reportedly abducted by some personnel of Rashtriya Rifles on the evening of 8 March 1996 while returning home from the Court. The Commission issued notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Jammu & Kashmir asking for response within four weeks. SimuItaneously, the Commission asked its Director General (Investigation) to collect the facts. A Senior Superintendent of Police of the Investigation Division of the Commission visited Srinagar, Badgam and its adjoining areas and after conducting an on the spot enquiry, gave his report stating that Shri Jalil Andrabi, prima-facie, had been abducted and killed. The said report was considered by the Commission. The Commission took note of the fact that the defence forces denied their involvement in the matter. The Commission also noted that a Writ Petition had been filed in the J & K High Court and that the Court had set up a special investigation team for investigating the matter and reporting to the Court, The Commission felt that it needed an indepth, transparent and honest investigation in view of the serious allegation of violation of human rights and, therefore, considered it essential to intervene in the pending proceedings before the J & K High court. At the same time, the Commission offered to make the report and record of the investigation carried out by its team available to the Court. The Commission also offered the services of its investigation team to the Court for participation in the investigation. Since the report of the investigation indicated that the family members of the deceased-~dvocatewere apprehensive about their safety and were in need for security, the Commission issued directions to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, Jammu & Kashmir to provide an appropriate security cover to Mrs Andrabi and other members of the family and to the witnesses of the case. The High Court of Jamrnu & Kashmir permitted the Commission to intervene in the pending proceedings and, since then, the Commission has placed the report of its team before the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir. The case is pending. (xviii) Legality in Deportation of Chakmas from Mizoram The President, Chakma Jatiya Parishad, Mizoram submitted a complaint to the Cornmission'alleging the deportation of Mizoram Chakmas in spite of the fact that they were not illegal migrants. In addition to the aforesaid petition, petitions were also received from representatives of the Village Councils and Chakma Autonomous District Council alleging the mass deletion of names of Chakmas from the electoral roll