SC allows discharge of officer from SIT probing alleged fake encounters in Manipur

In July 2018, two officers of the NHRC, including Bhardwaj, were included as members of the SIT.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the discharge of Senior Superintendent of Police Mahesh Bhardwaj in the NHRC from the SIT probing alleged fake encounters in Manipur. Bhardwaj has been promoted as DIG in his parent AGMU cadre. A bench of Justices N V Ramana, Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose allowed the plea filed by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking release of its senior officer and directed the Centre to expeditiously provide a suitable officer to the commission.