Annual Report 2010-2011 4.126 In response to the show-cause notice issued by the Commission, the Government of Tamil Nadu informed that it had sanctioned a monetary relief of Rs. 1,00,000 to the next of kin of the deceased Kumari Jayarani. 4.127 The Commission vide its proceedings dated 15 September 2010 took into account all the circumstances of the case that compelled a person belonging to the Scheduled Caste community to commit suicide in police custody on account of harassment meted out to her by the police officials. Accordingly, the Commission recommended to the Government of Tamil Nadu to enhance the total amount of monetary relief to be paid to the next of kin of the deceased from 1,00,000 to Rs. 3,00,000. 4.128 On receipt of proof of payment from the Government of Tamil Nadu, the case was closed by the Commission. 27. Extortion by Haryana STF Police Personnel in Panipat, Haryana (Case No. 701/7/15/2010) 4.129 The Commission received a complaint dated 29 March 2010 from one Nand Lal Shukla along with an enclosed copy of a newspaper clipping that had appeared in the Hindustan Times on 11 March 2010 under the caption “8 Haryana STF Policemen Detained on Extortion Charges”. The clipping mentioned that the District Police had detained 8 policemen, including Ashok Sheoran, the Assistant Superintendent of Police of the disbanded Special Task Force (STF) and had ordered investigation into allegations of extortion reported from the industrial township of Panipat in Haryana. 4.130 According to the newspaper report, on 10 March 2010, seven armed men reached the office of Rajat Aggarwal, a share broker in Jagannath Vihar Colony of Panipat and demanded Rs. 10,00,000. They claimed to be from the Crime Branch and forcibly took away 6,00,000 before fleeing in a white Maruti Baleno. In another incident, one Vishambhar Kumar Malhotra, owner of a jewellery shop lodged a complaint of extortion stating that the armed men beat a hasty retreat when he asked for their identity cards. 4.131 Pursuant to the directions of the Commission, the Superintendent of Police, Panipat, Haryana vide his letter dated 7 March 2011 submitted a report, stating that a case FIR No. 261 dated 11 March 2010 u/s. 395, 397, 398, 120-B IPC and 27-54-59 Arms Act in P.S. City Panipat had been registered against eight policemen on the statement of Rajat Aggarwal, son of Arvind Aggarwal and a resident of Jagannath Vihar Colony in Panipat. During the course of investigation, the police had arrested eight police officials and four civilians, who were involved in the crime. A charge-sheet had also been framed against all the accused in the said case and the trial of the case was pending in the court of Shri K.C. Sharma, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Panipat. Further, the Director General of Police, Haryana had ordered a departmental enquiry against all the eight police officials and accordingly a regular departmental enquiry was being conducted against the police officials. As regards departmental action against Ashok Sheoran was concerned, the Assistant Superintendent of Police under suspension, a request was sent to the Home Department seeking permission to initiate departmental action against him. NHRC 43