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Mr. Justice A S Anand
Chairman
National Human Rights Commission
Sardar Patel Bhawan
Parliament Street
New Delhi-110001
Subject: Complaint
against illegal detention of Mukesh Kumar for 72 hours without
an FIR at Hazaribagh police station of Jharkhand from 26-29
June 2003.
Dear Justice Anand,
I am writing to
seek intervention against illegal detention of 25 years old,
Mukesh Kumar for 72 hours without an FIR at Hazaribagh police
station of Jharkhand from 26-29 June 2003.
According to Mr
Mukesh Kumar, a resident of Sheopuri Mohalla, inspector S.N.
Singh lived in a rented apartment at Lohsingina area, near
his house. The landlord, Srikant Singh, was a family friend
and Mukesh and his father used to visit his house often. During
the Ramnawami ceremony this year, when the inspector and his
family were out of station, his house was burgled. The inspector
lodged an FIR at Sadar police station. Later he was transferred
to Charhi.
A fortnight ago,
inspector Singh got in touch Mr Mukesh Kumar's father and
enquired about one of his relatives residing in Suresh Colony.
Inspector Singh said he wanted to get his daughter married
in the family. He requested Mukesh's father, Abhimanyu Singh,
to accompany him to Suresh Colony.
But the family
turned down the alliance between Singh's daughter and their
son. The inspector visited the family several times to convince
them. But the family refused to relent. Singh felt slighted
and accused Mukesh and his father of conspiring against him
and threatened them with dire consequences. He alleged that
Mukesh had masterminded the theft in his house and his former
landlord had a hand in it. He alleged that whenever he went
out of station, he handed over the keys to the landlord. Singh
said the landlord had handed over the keys to Mukesh, who
allegedly let in the burglars.
On 26 June 2003,
Mukesh was picked and taken to Sadar police station for interrogation.
I shall be grateful
if you could personally intervene against such gross mis-use
of power by taking following measures:
1.
Direct the State government of Jharkhand to order an inquiry
into the illegal detention of Mr Mukesh Kumar and submit the
report within four weeks;
2.
Direct the State government of Orissa to pay exemplary compensation
of Rs 50,000 to Mr Kumar for such illegal detention and that
the same be recovered from the concerned police personnel;
and
3.
Take any other measures that the NHRC deems fit
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely
Suhas Chakma
Director
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