New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Odisha government and the state's police chief following alarming reports of human rights violations. Allegedly, two individuals from the Scheduled Caste community in Ganjam district were brutally beaten, coerced into eating grass, and forced to consume drain water under suspicion of illegal cattle smuggling.
Further, the victims' mobile phones were reportedly confiscated, and their heads forcibly shaved by members of another community, the NHRC noted.
The NHRC expressed serious concern, saying that if these reports are accurate, they constitute a grave violation of human rights.
The commission has taken suo motu cognisance based on a media report that details this disturbing incident, which occurred on June 26 in Odisha's Ganjam district. Consequently, the NHRC has issued notices to both the chief secretary and the director general of police in Odisha, demanding a comprehensive report within two weeks.
This report should outline the actions taken against those responsible and detail any compensation offered to the victims.
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