Delhi Dated 24th August, 2006
NHRC has asked the District Magistrate & Supdt. of Police Lakhisarai, Bihar to look into the complaint pertaining to the rape of four Dalit women at Ram Nagar, Suryagarha in the district on 6th of this month and submit a report within four weeks.
The Commission taking note of a complaint received from Bindeshwari Paswan and others stated that the contents of the complaint if true, are a matter of serious concern and amount to violation of human rights of women. Yesterday a delegation of Members of Parliament led by Smt. Kanti Singh, Minister of State, called on the Chairperson and gave a representation seeking Commission's intervention into the complaint pertaining to rape. They appealed for an in-depth investigation of the matter and stern action against the culprits.
As per the complaint, on the night of 6th August-06 the accused came to the village threatening the villagers to teach a lesson as Dusha People did not vote for them. The accused entered into the houses of the complainant and committed rape. Villagers, however, caught hold of two of them and took them to police station but the complaint was not registered. On the next day people blocked the main road of the village protesting against police inaction. When the BDO was asked by the people to call the SP of the area, he ordered the police personnel to remove protestors forcibly, whereupon policemen lathicharged the people. The complainants alleged that the SP also did not accept the complaint and asked the police station incharge to challan three protestors and a false case was filed against them. As per complaint, police obtained signatures of the complainant on a blank paper with a plea that they would draft their case in a proper way. It is alleged that the original complaint was removed by the police and another complaint regarding minor offences was written on the blank paper signed by them.
The Commission has ordered that the copy of the complaint be transmitted to DM and SP of Lakhisarai, Bihar for the report.
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