NHRC notices to MHA secy, DGP Chhattisgarh on gangrape by security men

NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to Secretary in Ministry of Home Affairs and DGP, Chhattisgarh over media reports that security personnel allegedly gangraped, assaulted and looted several women in Bijapur district.

The Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that a minor girl, a pregnant woman and several other women were gang raped, assaulted and looted by security personnel in a remote, Maoist-dominated area of district Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, a statement issued here today.

Reportedly, though an FIR was registered on November 1 against the unknown security personnel, no arrests were made.

"The incidents, if true, indicate gross violation of human rights of the victims," observed the Commission while issuing notices and calling for a detailed report within four weeks.