NHRC issues notice to Karnataka jail authorities over convict's suicide in Bengaluru prison, demands report in six weeks
7 years ago

NHRC issues notice to Karnataka jail authorities over convict's suicide in Bengaluru prison, demands report in six weeks

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The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Karnataka IG seeking a detailed report on the suicide of a convict inside Parapana Agrahara Central Prison last month Bengaluru: Taking suo motu cognisance of a convict’s alleged suicide inside Parapana Agrahara Central Prison last month, the National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Karnataka IG seeking a detailed report in the incident within six weeks. According to the rights panel, M Jaishankar, who was undergoing imprisonment for 10 years, had committed suicide inside the jail by slitting his throat with a shaving blade on February 27. “The commission has issued notice to the IG, Karnataka calling for a detailed report in the matter within six weeks,” the NHRC said in a statement. He was confined to an isolated cell, as he was a threat to other inmates, the rights panel said and observed that the contents of a news report regarding the incident, if true, amount to negligence on the part of jail officials, which is a matter of serious concern.

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Notice issued to Kerala government, police chief over rising tribal suicides
3 months ago

Notice issued to Kerala government, police chief over rising tribal suicides

India Today  

The National Human Rights Commission sent a notice to the Kerala government and the state’s police chief following reports “alarming increase in suicides” among tribals in the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram district. The Commission observed that the content of the media report, if true, indicated a “serious issue” relating to the right to life and the social, economic and cultural rights …

NHRC issues notice to Kerala government over ‘rise’ in suicide cases among tribals
3 months ago

NHRC issues notice to Kerala government over ‘rise’ in suicide cases among tribals

Hindustan Times  

The NHRC on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of media reports about the “increase in suicides” among tribal people settled in the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala with about 23 deaths reported in 2024 itself. The commission has issued a notice to the chief secretary and director general of police, Kerala calling for a detailed report on the matter …

Custodial death at Karaikal sub jail: NHRC seeks explanation from police, district magistrate
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Custodial death at Karaikal sub jail: NHRC seeks explanation from police, district magistrate

New Indian Express  

PUDUCHERRY: National Human Rights Commission has directed the Karaikal district magistrate, senior superintendent of police, and Karaikal district prison superintendent to explain, within eight weeks, why they failed to report the death of a prisoner, Prathish, inside solitary confinement on June 8. Prathish -- a life convict, initially lodged in Kalapet Central Prison under the charges of murder -- had …

Murder convict escapes from Yerawada prison
7 months ago

Murder convict escapes from Yerawada prison

Hindustan Times  

A murder convict serving life sentence managed to hoodwink the Yerwada Central Jail authorities and escaped from the open prison section, officials said on Tuesday. Prison guard Avinash Pawar has filed a complaint at Yerawada Police station on his escape from jail. According to the police, the accused convict identified as Raju Pandharinath Dusane, 43, of Vaijapur in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar …

NHRC notice to Delhi govt over death of inmates at Asha Kiran shelter home
7 months, 3 weeks ago

NHRC notice to Delhi govt over death of inmates at Asha Kiran shelter home

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission on Saturday issued a notice to Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar and Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora over the death of 12 inmates within a month in the Delhi government-run shelter home- Asha Kiran in Rohini. According to the Commission, they took suo-motu cognisance of a news report, which if true, raises a serious …

Karnataka: NIA registers case against convict who made threat call to Gadkari
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka: NIA registers case against convict who made threat call to Gadkari

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency has filed a First Information Report against Jayesh Pujari, a murder convict, who confessed to making a phone call to Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari’s office and demanding a staggering amount of ₹100 crore. NIA registers case against convict who demanded money from Union minister Nitin Gadkari Pujari, who is serving a life sentence at Hindalaga …

National Human Rights Commission begins investigation - The Hindu
2 years ago

National Human Rights Commission begins investigation - The Hindu

The Hindu  

A five-member fact-finding team of the National Human Rights Commission arrived here on Tuesday to conduct an investigation into the alleged rape and torture of inmates of Anbu Jothi Ashram at Kundalapuliyur near Vikravandi in Villupuram district. The team, comprising Senior Superintendent of Police Patil Ketan Baliram; Monia Uppal; R. Santhosh Kumar; K. Biju; and Ekta Bhaudaria, visited the Government …

NHRC issues notices to Bihar, Tamil Nadu govts on alleged abuse of orphaned children
2 years, 3 months ago

NHRC issues notices to Bihar, Tamil Nadu govts on alleged abuse of orphaned children

India TV News  

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the governments of Bihar and Tamil Nadu over the alleged abuse of 12 orphaned children in a madrassa in the southern state. The commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that said two persons have been arrested in Chennai for housing and abusing orphaned juveniles from Bihar. The …

National Human Rights Commission asks Assam to submit report on custodial death of Nagaland man
2 years, 6 months ago

National Human Rights Commission asks Assam to submit report on custodial death of Nagaland man

The Hindu  

: The National Human Rights Commission has sought an action taken report from the police in eastern Assam’s Sivasagar district regarding the custodial death of a Naga tribal man on August 21. E. Henveih Phom, a 35-year-old resident of Anaki-C village in Nagaland’s Mokokchung district, was arrested along with a woman on August 16 by the Assam police while they …

NHRC Issues Notice to UP Govt Over Chaining of Elderly Prisoner to Hospital Bed in Etah
3 years, 9 months ago

NHRC Issues Notice to UP Govt Over Chaining of Elderly Prisoner to Hospital Bed in Etah

News 18  

The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the chaining of a 92-year-old prisoner to his hospital bed during treatment at the Etah district hospital, officials said on Friday. In a statement, the NHRC said keeping an over 90 years old ill prisoner in jail indicates the "malfunctioning of the Sentence Review Board …

Chitrakoot Jail Firing Incident: NHRC Issues Notice To Police & Prison Authorities; Seeks ATR
3 years, 10 months ago

Chitrakoot Jail Firing Incident: NHRC Issues Notice To Police & Prison Authorities; Seeks ATR

Live Law  

The National Human Rights Commission has sought response from the Uttar Pradesh DGP and local and prison authorities of Chitrakoot on the recent firing incident in a prison in the district, that claimed three lives. The Commission has also sought for site plan of the crime scene, including details of positioning of forces/police and deceased during the encounter, and the …

Imprisonment On Mistaken Identity- Take Action For Release, Pay Him 3 Lakh & Take Action Against Police Personnel: NHRC To UP Govt
3 years, 10 months ago

Imprisonment On Mistaken Identity- Take Action For Release, Pay Him 3 Lakh & Take Action Against Police Personnel: NHRC To UP Govt

Live Law  

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC India, having not received any response from the Government of Uttar Pradesh to its show-cause notice in the matter of the arrest and imprisonment of a person on mistaken identity, has recommended to the State of Uttar Pradesh that action should be taken for the release of the victim with dignity and he should …

Acquittal Of Rape Accused After 20 Yrs In Jail: NHRC Calls For Report From UP Govt. On Rehabilitation & Action Taken Against Erring Officials
4 years ago

Acquittal Of Rape Accused After 20 Yrs In Jail: NHRC Calls For Report From UP Govt. On Rehabilitation & Action Taken Against Erring Officials

Live Law  

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo-motu cognizance of the acquittal of a man in a rape case, twenty years after his conviction and has has observed that it seems to be a case of non-application of the Section 433 Cr PC. Significantly, this case is about a 23-year-old man, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by …

BHEL Employee Suicide [Sexual Harassment]: SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Transfer Of Investigation From Telangana Police To CBI
4 years, 8 months ago

BHEL Employee Suicide [Sexual Harassment]: SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Transfer Of Investigation From Telangana Police To CBI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea seeking transfer of criminal investigation from Telangana State Police to the CBI in the commission of suicide of a BHEL employee due to sexual harassment at workplace.A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar & Sanjiv Khanna while admitting the petition, issued notices to the Telangana Government, Telangana Police,. The Supreme Court …

Nirbhaya rape & murder convicts approach NHRC to stay the execution
5 years ago

Nirbhaya rape & murder convicts approach NHRC to stay the execution

Op India  

The lawyer of rape and murder convicts in the Nirbhaya case, AP Singh said on Tuesday said that he has approached the National Human Rights Commission for seeking a stay on the execution of four convicts. The basis for the appeal is that Ram Singh, who is believed to have committed suicide in Tihar jail, has a 70-year old mother …

NHRC notices to UP govt after 30-yr-old Dalit man dies in police custody
6 years, 2 months ago

NHRC notices to UP govt after 30-yr-old Dalit man dies in police custody

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of a Dalit man allegedly in police custody in Amroha district, noting that it amounted to "gross violation of human rights" of the victim. Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports that the 30-year-old man died in police custody at the Dhanora …

‘Psycho’ Shankar was immobile after Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara jail break
7 years ago

‘Psycho’ Shankar was immobile after Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara jail break

New Indian Express  

Convicted serial rapist and killer M Jaishankar alias ‘Psycho Shankar’, who committed suicide by repeatedly slitting his throat on Tuesday, had made a escape from Bengaluru central prison on September 1, 2013, after scaling a 30-ft high wall with the help of a garden pole. He had used a duplicate key to open his cell door and a rope made …

After Sasikala 'prison bribe' row, 32 convicts allegedly tortured in Bengaluru jail
7 years, 8 months ago

After Sasikala 'prison bribe' row, 32 convicts allegedly tortured in Bengaluru jail

India TV News  

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to two top Karnataka prison officials taking cognisance of a complaint about alleged torture and transfer of 32 convicts serving terms in the Central Prison. An NHRC release said the complaint alleged the prisoners were beaten black-and-blue and shifted overnight in an injured condition to various other prisons at Mysore, Ballari, Belagavi …

NHRC issues notices to top Karnataka prison officials over alleged torture, transfer of 32 inmates
7 years, 8 months ago

NHRC issues notices to top Karnataka prison officials over alleged torture, transfer of 32 inmates

Firstpost  

NHRC has issued notices to two top Karnataka prison officials taking cognisance of a complaint about alleged torture and transfer of 32 convicts Bengaluru: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to two top Karnataka prison officials taking cognisance of a complaint about alleged torture and transfer of 32 convicts serving terms in the Central Prison in Bengaluru. An …

BK Bansal suicide case: CBI to submit report of internal probe to NHRC
8 years, 5 months ago

BK Bansal suicide case: CBI to submit report of internal probe to NHRC

Firstpost  

The Central Bureau of Investigation may shortly submit the report of its internal probe in the suicide case of former Corporate Affairs Director General BK Bansal and his family members to National Human Rights Commission. New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation may shortly submit the report of its internal probe in the suicide case of former Corporate Affairs Director …

Nirbhaya gangrape case: Convict Vinay Sharma attempts suicide in Tihar Jail
8 years, 7 months ago

Nirbhaya gangrape case: Convict Vinay Sharma attempts suicide in Tihar Jail

India TV News  

Vinay Sharma, one of the five adult convicts sentenced to death for the horrific rape and murder of Nirbhaya in Delhi on 16 December 2012, tried to commit suicide on Wednesday night in Tihar jail. In 2013, Ram Singh, a prime accused in the Nirbhaya case, was found hanging inside Tihar jail. Of the six rapists, while one committed suicide, …

UP journalist murder: SC issues notice to UP govt, Centre on plea seeking CBI probe
9 years, 9 months ago

UP journalist murder: SC issues notice to UP govt, Centre on plea seeking CBI probe

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking CBI probe into the alleged murder of journalist Jagendra Singh. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking CBI probe into the alleged murder of a journalist Jagendra Singh by setting him …

Notorious criminal escapes from Bangalore jail
11 years, 6 months ago

Notorious criminal escapes from Bangalore jail

India TV News  

Bangalore: A notorious criminal and serial rapist today escaped from the high-security central prison here, where he was lodged since 2011, police said. ADGP Prisons K V Gagandeep told PTI that 11 prison officials, including an Assistant Superintendent, two jailers and a chief warden, have been suspended, for the alleged dereliction of duty.Jaishankar, facing as many as 24 cases of …

Geetika suicide: Abetment to rape charges against Aruna Chadha quashed
11 years, 8 months ago

Geetika suicide: Abetment to rape charges against Aruna Chadha quashed

Firstpost  

The Delhi High Court today quashed fresh charges relating to abetment of rape and unnatural offence invoked against Aruna Chadha, an employee of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, in the air hostess suicide case. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today quashed fresh charges relating to abetment of rape and unnatural offence invoked against Aruna Chadha, an employee of …

Pay Rs 50K to tortured jail inmate: NHRC tells Kerala
11 years, 8 months ago

Pay Rs 50K to tortured jail inmate: NHRC tells Kerala

Firstpost  

The rights panel had taken cognisance of the incident on the basis of a complaint received from a human rights defender. New Delhi: National Human Rights Commission today asked the Kerala government to pay Rs 50,000 as monetary relief to a prison inmate who was allegedly tortured by a jail warder in a Central Jail of Thrissur. According to a …

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