The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report raise a serious issue of violation of the human rights of the victim woman.
Published Dec 16, 2023 | 10:20 AM ⚊ Updated Dec 16, 2023 | 10:20 AM
The National Human Rights Commission takes suo motu cognisance of the incident in a Belagavi village.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Karnataka government and the state’s police chief after a 42-year-old woman was stripped, paraded naked, and tied to an electric pole and assaulted in a village in Belagavi district, officials said on Friday, 15 December.
The purported act, as reported, seems to have a “stereotyped patriarchal approach”, which is a clear demonstration of the violation of the right to life and dignity of the victim, the National Human Rights Commission observed in a statement.
The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report, carried on 12 December, that “a 42-year-old woman was stripped, paraded naked, tied to an electric pole and assaulted” in Belagavi district after her son eloped with a girl from the same village.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of the human rights of the victim woman. It is the duty of the state to safeguard vulnerable sections of the society, especially women, children and elderly persons, it said.
Accordingly, the Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of Karnataka, seeking a detailed report within four weeks, officials said.
“It should include the status of the registration of FIR, progress in investigation, arrest, if any, compensation under the Victim Compensation Scheme, if paid, and the steps taken or to be taken to prevent such incidents in the state.
“Considering the gravity of the matter, the Commission has also asked its DIG, Investigation to constitute a team to conduct an on-spot fact-finding inquiry at the earliest and submit a report, within two weeks,” it said.
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