Notice issued to Ministry of Defence on the death of Tahir Hassan

The Commission took suo-motu cognizance of a report in a national daily on 17 September 2003 entitled "Army takes away groom on Day 1 of wedding, sends his body back." In its Proceedings on 18 September, the Commission forwarded a copy of that press report to the Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of India to look into it and submit his comments within four weeks.
According to the press report, Afroza's marriage on September 11 lasted just about 10 hours. The morning after her wedding, a group of Army personnel came and took away her husband, Tahir Hassan. That was the last time the 19-year-old bride saw him. Three days later, the family was told that the 22-year-old Tahir, who the Army claimed was their "guide", had been killed in an explosion at a militant camp. They handed over the family parts of his body.
Upon perusing that press report, the Commission noted that if the report were true, it raised serious issue of violation of human rights.