NHRC notices to Mumbai Police
The NHRC has sent notices to the Mumbai Police chief, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and other authorities in the wake of a complaint alleging mobilisation and involvement of minors in a public protest held in Maharashtra’s capital on October 2, officials said on Saturday.
It has also sought action-taken reports from them within one week, they said.
The complainant has also alleged subsequent publication and circulation of photographs and videos related to these minors linked with the protest on social media platforms, the rights panel says in its proceedings. The complaints refer to posts published on a social media platform. It has been claimed that “children were involved” by persons described in the complaints as allegedly associated with the Cockroach Janata.
Party (CJP), “requiring examination of the role of the organisers or coordinators, accompanying adults and every person who brought, prompted, encouraged or facilitated the participation of children in the gathering,” it said.
The complaints further refer to “purported group/chat discussions” said to relate to the planning and coordination of the protest, wherein the participation of minors was allegedly discussed in advance, read the proceedings of a bench of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
