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Killing of Dalits: NHRC notice to Haryana Govt.

By Our Legal Correspondent

NEW DELHI Oct. 21. Taking a serious view of the alleged lynching of five Dalits at Jhajhar village in Haryana, the National Human Rights Commission today directed the State Chief Secretary and the Director-General of Police to submit a report within a week.

The NHRC chairman, Justice J. S. Verma, who took suo motu cognisance of media reports on the alleged lynching of the Dalits, asked the Commission to issue notice to the State Government and the DGP. Mr. Justice Verma also asked the Commission's Director-General (Investigation) to collect all the facts relating to the incident and place them before the full Commission next week.

The Commission was shocked at the horrific incident involving five men and their right to life, sources said. The gruesome incident, reportedly the consequence of police action and mob violence, had received all-round condemnation and there had been demands for providing compensation to the victims' families.

It was in this context that the NHRC decided to call for a report from the State Government, besides its own Director-General, so that it could consider awarding suitable compensation to the families of the victims and recommend action against delinquent police officials and others responsible for the incident.

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