New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took Suo Motu’s awareness of media reports about increasing incidents of violence among prisoners in Tihar prison.
In a clash incident between inmates in prison, a 25-year-old prisoner was beaten by the others on September 22, which was the sixth incident in a month.
The Commission has observed that the contents of media reports, if true, increase serious problems of human rights violations of detention in state detention.
“Therefore, he has issued a notice to the main Secretary and DG, prison, the Delhi government called for detailed reports within four weeks, including the steps taken or proposed to be taken to overcome the problem of violence in Tihar prison.
Removing notifications, the Commission has noted That such an incident of violence in prison shows negligence by prison authorities result in severe violations of prisoners in state detention, “NHRC said in a statement.
According to media reports, which appeared on September 24, the latest victim of violence in Tihar Jail told the police that he was first harassed and then beaten by other inmates.
On the same day, the head of the matron was injured during a fight with a prisoner.
About thirty prisoners have been injured this month so far because of clashes in prison.