NHRC notice to Telangana govt, DGP in suspected honour killing case
The Hindu
The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that a 25-year-old man was brutally killed in broad public view in Hyderabad
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday sent a notice to the Telangana government and the State's police chief in connection with the murder of a Dalit youth allegedly by his Muslim wife's relatives in Hyderabad, in a suspected case of honour killing.
Her family was apparently opposed to her interfaith relationship and marriage. Both the accused have been arrested and the case, reportedly, would be tried in a fast-track court.
The NHRC has taken suo moto cognisance of media reports that a 25-year-old man was brutally killed in broad public view at Saroornagar in Hyderabad by his wife's brother and another person in a case of suspected honour killing on May 4, the rights panel said in a statement.
The Commission has observed on the basis of the media reports that such heinous crime in broad public view without any fear of law "indicates towards lawlessness and amounts to gross violation of human rights".
Accordingly, it has issued notices to the Telangana chief secretary and DGP, seeking a detailed report within four weeks, the statement said.
"The chief secretary has been asked to submit report whether the state government has any policy to prevent such incidents of honour killing in cases of inter caste/inter religion marriage," it added.
The DGP has been asked to inform the present status of the investigation in the case, steps taken to safeguard the wife of the victim and his family members along with any relief granted by the state government to them, the rights panel said.
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