NHRC issues notices to the Government of Uttar Pradesh over reported suicide by three women during a police raid at their house

New Delhi, 27th may, 2022

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken a suo motu cognizance of the media report that a woman and her two consumed poison during a police raid at their house in Bachaud village, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh on 25th May, 2022. The elder daughter aged 19 died on the same day, whereas the mother and her younger daughter, 17 died in a hospital in Meerut on 26th May, 2022. Reportedly, a case has been registered against a Sub-Inspector and five others.

The Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh calling for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks including present status of the investigation of the case and whether any relief has been granted to the family of the victims.

Issuing the notices, the Commission has observed that going by the contents of the media reports, it seems that the law enforcing agencies failed to deal with the situation sensibly resulting in violation of human rights.

According to the media report, carried today on 27th May, 2022, the son of the woman, belonging to Lohar community, had eloped about a fortnight ago with a woman belonging to a Scheduled Caste. The family members of the woman, who had eloped, had registered a complaint and the police conducted a raid to search the couple at the boy’s house.

Reportedly, the police personnel and the brothers of the woman who had eloped were present during the raid. The villagers are demanding that they be booked for pushing the woman and her daughters to consume the poisonous substance. It is also mentioned in the news report that the heavy police force has been deployed in the village to maintain peace. The police had reportedly not arrested anyone so far.

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