Nerella probe: NHRC slaps notice on DGP

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission, on the basis of a complaint and media reports, has issued a notice to the Director General of Police, Government of Telangana, over allegations of illegal detention and torture of persons belonging to Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes from Nerella village in Rajanna-Sircilla district.

The Commission has observed that the allegations raised a serious issue of human rights violation of the victims. Accordingly, the DGP has been directed to conduct a fair and independent enquiry in the matter and submit a report within 4 weeks.

Allegedly, the local police never acted on the complaints of villagers regarding innumerable deaths caused by the speeding Lorries of sand contractors. They are notorious for overloading lorries with sand and driving them at a high speed disregarding the safety and security of the villagers.

Reportedly, on July 2, a lorry of a sand contractor ran over a person belonging to Scheduled Tribe. After this, two lorries were set ablaze by the angry villagers following which, the police indiscriminately picked up at least eight persons and brutally tortured them for four days before producing them in front of the Judicial Magistrate on July 8th under serious offences.

Allegedly, the men were threatened that their women would also be booked under heinous offences, if they complained of their torture.