Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) has taken cognisance over the suicide committed by a woman in the Mahila police station in Rewa and called detailed report of the case from Rewa IG (Inspector General of Police) and Superintendent of Police (SP).
The commission has instructed to send named notices through fax to Rewa IG and SP under section 13 (2) of The Protection of Human Rights Conservation Act 1993. Besides, the Commission has also sought detailed report over the case from Special Director General of Police (DGP) complaints and human rights cell. Commission has told the DG complaints and human rights cell, IG and SP to submit their reports within seven working days.
The Commission has also asked the IG and SP to submit report over the measures taken by the department on the recommendations made by the MPHRC over security of persons kept under custody in lockups and to make lockups more secured.
The Commission has made several recommendations on earlier occasions in many cases over custodial deaths in the state. The Commission has instructed to fix thick mush on the ventilators of the lockups so that no one could hang to end life with the rods of the ventilators and the doors, besides the Commission has told to keep continuous eye on the captives and to train all the town inspectors and police personals with the custodial management. The Commission has asked the DG complaints and human rights cell, IG and SP to submit their detailed reports within a week.