Rights panel to probe Stalin's complaint of police excesses

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, JULY 12. The State Human Rights Commission chairman, Mr. Justice Nainar Sundaram, today directed the `full Bench' of the Commission to probe the Chennai Mayor, Mr. M. K. Stalin's complaint of police excesses at his residence in the wee hours of June 30.

According to Mr. Justice Nainar Sundaram, the full Bench comprising Justices Mr. K. Swamidurai, Mr. Sambandam and Dr. Susheela Raj, would begin the inquiry into the complaint soon. And notices would be issued to the respondents cited in the complaint including the DGP, Mr. A. Ravindranath and the Home Secretary, Mr. Naresh Gupta.

In his complaint to the Commission yesterday, Mr. Stalin charged that the police officers had acted in a

high-handed manner in his house at suburban Velacherry and ``ill- treated his family members to win the sweet will and pleasure of the Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa''. He urged the Commission to initiate action against the `guilty' police officers.

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