NHRC notice to Hry DGP over women being 'beaten' by Faridabad police personnel

The NHRC Tuesday sent a notice to DGP of Haryana over reports of a video of a woman allegedly being beaten by some Faridabad police personnel going viral on social media.

The matter was also brought to notice of the Haryana Police on Monday by the State Women Commission which took strong view of the incident.

"The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports about a policeman brutally beating a woman with a belt in Adarsh Nagar police station area, district Faridabad, Haryana in October 2018," the NHRC said in a statement.

The commission said it has issued a notice to the director general of police of Haryana, seeking a detailed report, including status of the criminal case registered against the guilty public servants, adding that the response is expected within six weeks positively.

Two head constables of the Haryana Police were suspended and three Special Police Officers terminated from service in the wake of surfacing of the video.

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