Tribal girl assault case in Jharkhand, NHRC notice to state government and DGP

Jharkhand News: The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday sent a notice to the Jharkhand government and the state’s police chief over media reports that a tribal girl was forced to marry a boy of her family’s choice. After refusing, he was allegedly thrashed, his head shaved and paraded through the village with a garland of shoes around his neck.

The National Human Rights Commission said in a statement that the alleged incident took place on the orders of Jogidih Gram Panchayat in Palamu district of Jharkhand. According to the commission, the NHRC took suo motu cognizance of those media reports and said, “The perpetrators of such an unethical and illegal act cannot be spared in a civilized society governed by the rule of law.”

Commission asked for detailed report in four weeks
The commission has issued notices to the state chief secretary and the director general of police, seeking a detailed report within four weeks, seeking information about the status of the FIR lodged by the police, treatment of the victim girl and compensation, etc. The National Human Rights Commission said that what has been mentioned in the media reports, if there is truth in it, then the victim’s human rights have been violated at the behest of the Gram Panchayat.

In the report that the Commission has sought from the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, information has been sought about the status of the FIR registered by the police, the treatment and compensation of the victim girl, etc. The commission said that it also wants to know what action has been taken so far against the guilty officers responsible for this tragic incident.

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