On NHRC recommendations, UP Government pays Rs.3 lakh as monetary relief into the death of a student due to ragging
New Delhi, 13th January, 2014
The National Human Rights Commission has accepted the submission of the Uttar Pradesh Government that it has paid monetary relief for Rs.3 lakh to the next of kin of Alkeshwar Mishra, who died in the hostel of Moti Lal Nehru Regional (MLNR) Engineering College, Allahabad due to ragging in the year 2007. However, it has asked the State Government, through its Chief Secretary, to take disciplinary action against the police personnel and the named staff of the MLNR Engineering College, Allahabad.
The Commission took cognizance of the case on the basis of a complaint from Alkeshwar's school Principal alleging that his ex-student, had died under mysterious circumstances in the MLNR Engineering College hostel. He had requested Commission's intervention in the matter. The Commission was informed by the State Government, in response to its notice that an FIR No. 135/07 under Section 302/201 IPC was registered and the investigation had been transferred to CBCID. The CBCID report said that the death of Alkeshwar Mishra was due to ragging and recommended disciplinary action against five delinquent police personnel and departmental action against four Professors and one Warden.
The Commission, while considering the report of the CBCID, issued a show cause notice to the Government of Uttar Pradesh as to why monetary relief u/s 18 of the PHR Act, 1993 be not recommended to be paid to the next of kin of the deceased. The Government of Uttar Pradesh had agreed that the payment of compensation to the next of kin of the deceased is justified. The Commission recommended to pay Rs.3 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. The compliance report along with the disciplinary action taken against the police personnel and named staff of MLNR Engineering College was also called.
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The National Human Rights Commission has accepted the submission of the Uttar Pradesh Government that it has paid monetary relief for Rs.3 lakh to the next of kin of Alkeshwar Mishra, who died in the hostel of Moti Lal Nehru Regional (MLNR) Engineering College, Allahabad due to ragging in the year 2007. However, it has asked the State Government, through its Chief Secretary, to take disciplinary action against the police personnel and the named staff of the MLNR Engineering College, Allahabad.
The Commission took cognizance of the case on the basis of a complaint from Alkeshwar's school Principal alleging that his ex-student, had died under mysterious circumstances in the MLNR Engineering College hostel. He had requested Commission's intervention in the matter. The Commission was informed by the State Government, in response to its notice that an FIR No. 135/07 under Section 302/201 IPC was registered and the investigation had been transferred to CBCID. The CBCID report said that the death of Alkeshwar Mishra was due to ragging and recommended disciplinary action against five delinquent police personnel and departmental action against four Professors and one Warden.
The Commission, while considering the report of the CBCID, issued a show cause notice to the Government of Uttar Pradesh as to why monetary relief u/s 18 of the PHR Act, 1993 be not recommended to be paid to the next of kin of the deceased. The Government of Uttar Pradesh had agreed that the payment of compensation to the next of kin of the deceased is justified. The Commission recommended to pay Rs.3 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. The compliance report along with the disciplinary action taken against the police personnel and named staff of MLNR Engineering College was also called.
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