Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission
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Complaints Before the <strong>Commission</strong><br />
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30. Throwing of bleaching powder solution on the face of Ms. Jeena Kumari, resident<br />
of Tamil Nadu - Case No: 103/22/2003-2004(WC)/FC<br />
4.169 The Coordinator, <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> Promotion Cell, Rural Uplift Centre, Tirunelveli District,<br />
Tamil Nadu forwarded a complaint alleging that on 14.1.2003 one Mr. Jones and his accomplice<br />
Stephen had thrown bleaching powder solution on the face of Ms. Jeena Kumari, a student of<br />
Bachelor of Pharmacy, belonging to SC community. The girl suffered injuries and was<br />
hospitalized. On complaints at Thuckalay Police Station, Kanyakumari District, a FIR was<br />
registered against the accused under the IPC. Later, provisions of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities)<br />
Act. 1989 were added. After the investigations were completed, a charge sheet was filed in the<br />
court of Judicial Magistrate. It was alleged that again on 31.3.2003, when the victim, Ms. Jeena<br />
Kumari got down from the bus in front of her college, Jones threw acid on her face. Consequently,<br />
her face as well as both the hands were disfigured. On the basis of her statement Police at<br />
Koondankulam Police Station registered a case No. 77/03 under various sections of Indian Penal<br />
Code as well as SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.<br />
4.170 Pursuant to the directions of the <strong>Commission</strong>, DGP, Tamil Nadu sent a report which<br />
indicated that Criminal Case Nos. 43/2002 and 77/2003 were registered against accused persons<br />
who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody. The cases were pending trial. The report<br />
further stated that pursuant to the recommendations of the Collector, Kanyakumari District, the<br />
State Government of Tamil Nadu had accorded sanction for financial assistance to the tune of<br />
Rs. 50,000/- to the victim for her medical treatment and the said amount was disbursed to her on<br />
10.7.2003. The mother of the victim had deposed before the Tehsildar, Thovalai, Tamil Nadu<br />
that the scars on the face of her daughter, caused due to throwing of acid, were disappearing<br />
under some Ayurvedic treatment. The District Collector, Kanyakumari, after considering the<br />
statement given by the mother of the victim had reportedly recommended that there was no<br />
necessity for the corrective plastic surgery, as proposed by the <strong>Commission</strong> earlier.<br />
4.171 On consideration of the aforesaid report, the <strong>Commission</strong> vide its proceedings dated<br />
10 January 2005 took the compliance report on record and closed the case.<br />
31. Denial of visas to certain Sikh NRIs - Case No: 6/99/2003-2004<br />
4.172 The <strong>Commission</strong> received a reference dated 28-4-2003 from the Chairman, <strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Commission</strong> for Minorities in respect of large number of sikh Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)<br />
who had been black-listed by the Ministry of Home Affairs for their emotional outbursts and<br />
raising of slogans outside Indian Embassies in protest of the Golden Temple episode of 1984.<br />
These NRIs had been denied visas even in the most compassionate and humane situations when<br />
they were required to be by the side of their dying parents or were to attend the religious<br />
ceremonies in their family. A request was, therefore, made by the Minority <strong>Commission</strong> to get<br />
the list totally scrapped.<br />
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