Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu notice of a news report on women being raped by goons on a highway during Jat agitation in Haryana and has issued notice to Sonipat SP to submit a detailed report by March 18 on the issue.
The orders stated, “Members of the HHRC Justice HS Bhalla and JS Ahlawat took a serious notice on the contents of news and had given notice to the Superintendent of Police, Sonipat as the matter relates to the dignity of women in general as well as bad governance on the part of local police, district Sonipat.”
According to the report, vehicles with women passengers were reportedly stopped on national highway near Murthal in the wee hours on Monday morning and they were dragged out into the nearby field and raped. The local police had dismissed the incident and said it is a rumour only but according to the eye witnesses at least ten women were sexually assaulted.