Rights Panel Notice To Bengal, Police Chief Over Dead Body Dragged By Cops
NDTV
The rights panel said it has taken cognisance of reports with photographs indicating the body of the girl was dragged away by police in public view.
The NHRC has sent a notice to the West Bengal government and the state's police chief over reports that the body of a girl, a victim of sexual assault and murder, was allegedly dragged away by police amid protests in Uttar Dinajpur, officials said on Tuesday.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed report in six weeks.
The rights panel, in a statement, said it has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports with photographs indicating that the body of the girl was dragged away by police in public view.
A video of the incident has also gone viral on social media. The girl belonged to the Scheduled Tribes, it said.
