NHRC, India against the accused persons, chargesheets were filed against them in the court. 13. iii. On perusal of the facts of the case, the Commission, vide proceedings dated 21.12.202, directed the DGP, Gujarat, to ensure payment of all dues to the next of kin of the deceased, and to provide all benefits to which the family of the deceased police officer was entitled under the Service Rules, and to submit a report on the same. iv. Simultaneously, DM, Ahmedabad and Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, were directed to ensure the payment of statutory compensation to the NoK of the deceased under SC/ST Act and submit the report along with proof of payment within prescribed time frame. v. In response, a report dated 04.04.2021 was received from the Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad City, wherein it was informed that the mother of the victim was paid total compensation of Rs. 8,25,000/-, i.e, Rs. 4,12,500 after post-mortem and Rs. 4,12,500/- after the filing of the charge sheet in Hon’ble Court on 20.04.2020. vi. In view of the above development noted by the Commission on 29.11.2021, the case was closed. Suicide of an 18-year-old son of the complainant due to harassment by two police officers in the city of Amritsar in Punjab. (Case number: 506/19/1/2020) i. The complaint was received in the Commission on 19.06.2020 from the complainant Sh. Dhana Kumar, Janakpuri, New Delhi. The complaint pertainedto the death of an 18-year-old boy, Ankit, who allegedly committed suicide due to harassment by two police officers in Amritsar. The deceased was taken into Police custody and harassed, as he was driving two wheeler without helmet on 14.06.2020. Subsequently, he was released from police custody on payment of bribes to the police by his father. The victim felt severely humiliated and depressed to the extent that he committed suicide. The complainant urged for compensation to the next of kin and action as deemed fit. ii. The Commission took cognizance ofthe matter on 27.08.2020 and as per the directions of the Commission, requisite reports in the matter were received from the Commissioner of Police, Amritsar City, dated 13.10.2020. The report revealed that when the victim was intercepted by the police, some contraceptive pills were found in the motorcycle box. Further, relevant documents were not available withhim, therefore, he was taken to the police post. Since he was a minor, he was challaned Rs. 500/- and the police released his motorcycle in the presence of his father. At 5.30 PM on 15.06.2020, Ankit committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling fan at his home. The reason was that the victim was upset on being vilified in front of his father on the recovery of contraceptives from the motorcycle. iii. It was further reported that he was also threatened by the police officials which hurt him from inside and, therefore, he took this extreme step. During the enquiry, two Police officials ANNUAL REPORT 64 2021-22