NHRC issues Notice to Chief Secretary & DGP, Punjab
New Delhi, February 2, 2007
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the DGP, Punjab on a report which said a six year old girl died after being beaten up by the teacher. Taking suo-motu cognizance of a report which appeared in The Tribune on January 14, 2007, the Commission said it raises a serious issue of violation of Human Rights of the students.
The report stated that a class I student of a private school in Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar died due to severe beating by her teacher. As per the report, the incident took place on January 4, 2007 and the girl was admitted to a hospital where she succumbed to injuries ten days later. The report further adds that the police had sent the body for post-mortem and will take action only after the post-mortem.
The Commission after going through the distressing news has directed that the news report be transmitted to DGP, Punjab to look into the matter and send a factual report within four weeks.
The Commission also took note of another report appearing in the same newspaper on December 27, 2006 which said that farmers face police violence. The report had indicated that the police used brutal force while handling an agitation by farmers over land acquisition at Chabba near Amritsar. The report said as many as 35 farmers including women were injured and this was for the second time in three days that the farmers had been beaten black and blue by the police. The report also mentioned a separate incident where a large number of teachers of aided schools were manhandled at Dhuri by the police.
The Commission expressing anguish over the report said if true, it raises a serious issue of violation of the Human Rights of the farmers. The Commission has asked for a factual report from the Chief Secretary and DGP, Punjab within two weeks.
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The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the DGP, Punjab on a report which said a six year old girl died after being beaten up by the teacher. Taking suo-motu cognizance of a report which appeared in The Tribune on January 14, 2007, the Commission said it raises a serious issue of violation of Human Rights of the students.
The report stated that a class I student of a private school in Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar died due to severe beating by her teacher. As per the report, the incident took place on January 4, 2007 and the girl was admitted to a hospital where she succumbed to injuries ten days later. The report further adds that the police had sent the body for post-mortem and will take action only after the post-mortem.
The Commission after going through the distressing news has directed that the news report be transmitted to DGP, Punjab to look into the matter and send a factual report within four weeks.
The Commission also took note of another report appearing in the same newspaper on December 27, 2006 which said that farmers face police violence. The report had indicated that the police used brutal force while handling an agitation by farmers over land acquisition at Chabba near Amritsar. The report said as many as 35 farmers including women were injured and this was for the second time in three days that the farmers had been beaten black and blue by the police. The report also mentioned a separate incident where a large number of teachers of aided schools were manhandled at Dhuri by the police.
The Commission expressing anguish over the report said if true, it raises a serious issue of violation of the Human Rights of the farmers. The Commission has asked for a factual report from the Chief Secretary and DGP, Punjab within two weeks.
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