NHRC, India
Month
Name
Cases
Processed
Judicial
Custodial
Death (JCD)
& Death in
Homes (DH)
Sep-21
Oct-21
Nov-21
Dec-21
Jan-22
Feb-22
Mar-22
Total
163
127
132
201
115
137
103
1,558
Police
Fact
Custodial Finding
Death
Cases
(PCD) & (FFC)
Alleged
Deaths
(AD)
19
21
15
24
15
23
31
239
47
12
11
44
21
26
34
346
Encounter Deaths
(ED)/Alleged Fake
Encounter (AFE)/
Police Firing
(PF)/Alleged Firing
(AF)/ Child Labour
(CL)/ Bonded Labour
(BL)
14
18
15
26
8
18
21
257
Spot
enquiry
conducted
6
1
1
7
1
2
4
28
Total
249
179
174
302
160
206
193
2,428
3.17 In compliance with the Commission directions, 28 spot enquiries have also been conducted by the
Investigation Division. Details of the spot enquiries carried out by the Investigation Division from April,
2021to March, 2022 are mentioned in Annexure–7.
3.18 West Bengal Post Poll Violence Enquiry:In compliance of orders of Hon’ble Calcutta High Court
issued in r/o WPA(P) 142 of 2021, a Committee constituted by the Chairperson of NHRC in June,
2021 was directed to visit the post-poll violence affected places, interact with the complainants/
victims and their families, record statements of independent witnesses and the State Police/
Administrative authorities in the State of West Bengal. Seven (7) teams consisting of 25-30
officials of the Investigation Division have visited the various spots in different districts of West
Bengal within a short span of time. After compilation/scrutiny of enquiry reports, the Committee
had submitted the report to the Hon’ble Calcutta High Court on 12.7.2021.
Image 3.1:West Bengal Post Poll Violence Enquiry in June 2021
ANNUAL REPORT
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2021-22