Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

Complaints Before the Commission
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4.223 On the basis of a report received from the Superintendent of Police, Tiruchirapalli
confirmed that the complainant’s husband Manoharan was unlawfully arrested by the Deputy
Superintendent of Police, Jayashree and Constable G. Rajasekaran and detained at the police
station, Tiruchirapalli without any valid reason, the Commission directed the State Government
of Tamil Nadu to pay a sum of Rs.50,000/- as immediate interim relief to Manoharan and initiate
a departmental enquiry against erring police officials for his wrongful confinement.
4.224 While the amount of interim relief was paid to the victim and proof of payments submitted
to the Commission, disciplinary action initiated against the errant police personnel was
under process.
2. Illegal detention and torture in police Station, Shikarpur: Uttar Pradesh
(Case No. 17171/24/1999-2000)
4.225 This case relating to illegal detention and torture of Prahlad Swaroop and Satish was
earlier reported in the Annual Report for the year 2003-2004. Upon consideration of the
enquiry report submitted by Additional Superintendent of Police, District Khurja that the
allegations of illegal detention and torture stood substantiated, the Commission awarded a
sum of Rs.10,000/- as interim relief to each of the two victims viz. Prahlad Swaroop and
Satish. As the Government of UP paid the amount through cheque on 23.9.2004, the case
was closed.
3. Police high-handedness against a teacher in Kota : Rajasthan Case No: 1603/
202001-2002)
4.226 This case relating to illegal detention of Prem Chand was earlier reported in the Annual
Report for the year 2002-2003. The Commission vide its proceedings dated 14-2-2003, held
that the complainant was kept under illegal detention and accordingly it issued a show cause
notice u/s 18(3) of the Protection of Human Rights Act. 1993 to the State of Rajasthan. While
the matter rested thus, the Commission was informed that a case had been registered against
the erring SI, and on the basis of the report received from the State Human Rights Commission
disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him and he had been censured. The matter
relating to grant of interim relief was also under consideration by the State Human Rights
Commission. As the State Human Rights Commission was already seized of the matter, the
case was closed.
4. Negligence of police personnel leading to wrongful confinement of Ikram-ud-din:
Uttar Pradesh (Case No. 23239/24/1999-2000)
4.227 This case relating to wrongful confinement of Mr. Ikram-u-din was earlier reported in
the Annual Report for the year 2002-2003. The Commission vide its proceedings dated 11.10.02
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