NHRC issues notice to UP Government over engineer's murder

NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh government over the killing of a PWD engineer allegedly by a BSP MLA and his supporters.

Taking suo motu congnizance of reports about the killing of PWD engineer Manoj Gupta, the Commission asked UP Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to submit a report on the incident allegedly involving BSP MLA Shekhar Tiwari.

Gupta was allegedly beaten to death by Tiwari and his two associates after he reportedly refused to pay a "huge sum" for birthday celebrations of Chief Minister Mayawati next month.

Tiwari and his associates -- Manoj Tyagi and another surnamed Bhatia -- forcibly entered the house of the engineer at Gail Vihar Colony in Diviapur police circle in Auraiya and beat him to death.

The Commission has asked the senior officers to submit their report within two weeks.