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SHRC investigates into assault on inmates at Central Jail

  • A team of SHRC visited the jail and collected information about the incident for over 3 hours.
  • IGP met every jail official, staff and inmates separately and recorded each one’s statement.
  • Preliminary informations were gathered and the team will visit the prison again next week.
  • A report will be submitted after the completion of investigations, refused more details.
SHRC investigates into assault on inmates at Central Jail

The State Human Rights Commission started, on Tuesday, the investigations into the assault on Parappana Agrahara Central Jail inmates.  A team led by IGP Soumendu Mukherjee visited the jail and collected information about the incident for over 3 hours, reported Kannada Prabha.

It is learnt that IGP met every jail official, staff and inmates separately, interrogated and recorded each one’s statement. Speaking to Kannada Prabha, IGP Soumendu Mukherjee said a case has been registered by the SHRC voluntarily.

The Commission chairman has instructed the team to investigate and submit a report and hence the investigations started on Tuesday.  He said, preliminary informations were gathered and the team will visit the prison again next week. A report will be submitted after the completion of investigations, he said and refused to divulge more details.

It can be recalled that some time back jail authorities had beaten up and tortured inmates for allegedly supporting DIG Roopa, who had submitted a report to the Government regarding the irregularities at the prison. The State Human Rights Commission had taken it seriously and instructed the police to investigate into it. SHRC has also requested the police to submit a report.

 

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