The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Brahamapur Superintendent of Police to personally appear before it on July 10, 2018.
Earliers, inspite of reminders from the NHRC to submit the requisite reports regarding the torture of a person of Ganjam district in police custody, the reports were not submitted. The NHRC directed the SP to appear before it with the requisite reports.
Notably, civil society organisation Human Rights Watch secretary Sangita Swain had alleged that on August 2015 one Pradeep Badatya was illegally detained by police for 10 days without food and water.
Besides, the victim was forced to consume phenyl following which he was admitted to the MKCG Medical College Hospital in Brahmapur.
Swain alleged that the action of the police is violation of human rights and appropriate action should be taken against the guilty police official and compensation of Rs 10 lakh should be paid to the victim. Taking cognisance of the case, the NHRC had sought the requisite reports of the case.