The Commission has strongly recommended to the Government of Haryana to take effective steps to get an independent investigation preferably by the CBI commenced into the reported brutal assault by the Haryana police on agitating workers of the Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India, which took place at Gurgaon on 25 July 2005. It has asked the Chief Secretary, Haryana to send an action taken report in this regard to the Commission. The NHRC is of the opinion that in order to instill public confidence in the rule of law an impartial investigation into the police assaults and the related incidents by an agency independent of the State is called for.
The disturbing news item about the alleged brutal assault by the Haryana Police at Gurgaon on the agitating workers of Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India (HMSI) on 25 July 2005 was widely publicized both by the print and electronic media.
The Commission voiced its deep concern at the events, which took place in Gurgaon. The issue before us, it stated is of grave concern as it affects human rights of a large number of persons belonging to vulnerable section of the society - industrial workers. Whether or not the police assault on 25 July 2005 at Gurgaon was justified or whether more force than was necessary was used can only be found out by conducting an investigation through an agency independent of the State machinery, it observed.
The Commission has since received reports from the Superintendent of Police and the District Magistrate, Gurgaon, which were forwarded by the Chief Secretary, Haryana and are being examined by it.