The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Friday directed the Eastern Range IG of Police (IGP) to submit a report in connection with the chaining of a journalist to a hospital bed in Baleswar.
The OHRC termed the incident as gross violation of human rights.
Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, the rights body asked the IGP to submit a report within 15 days addressing the facts reported in the media, more particularly why the victim was put under fetters.
The Baleswar Chief District Medical Officer has been asked to submit a report on the matter by the next date of the hearing scheduled for April 26.
"The news items depict that the Nilgiri police allegedly assaulted the journalist who works for a vernacular daily and TV channel and chained him to the bed while he was undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital," the commission said in the order.