New Delhi, November 30th, 2011
Subsequent to the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission in the matter of death of a boy Durgesh due to beating by police personnel in Badayun, the Uttar Pradesh Government has found one Sub-Inspector guilty and has imposed upon him a penalty of withholding one year increment. In addition to this, his associate four police personnel have been found guilty in the criminal case number 32/2008 under Section306 IPC registered in the matter and a charge-sheet number 186/2011 has been submitted in the court against them.

The State Government has also complied with the recommendations of the Commission thereby paying an amount of rupees five lakhs to the family of the deceased boy. This amount has been distributed equally among his four relatives and a copy of the receipt has also been submitted by the State Government to the Commission.

It may be recalled that on 20th January, 2008, 12 year old Durgesh son of Om Shankar Sharma, resident of Data Ganj, District Badayun in Uttar Pradesh became a victim of police excess in Uttar Pradesh and lost his life.

The National Human Rights Commission had received a complaint from Mr. R.H. Bansal, Editor of Human Rights Observer alleging that Durgesh was brutally beaten up by the police personnel while being interrogated in connection with a theft in the area, and thereafter he was hanged to death by them. It was also alleged that five police personnel also ransacked the house of Durgesh.

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