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New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has found 16 women prima facie victims of rape, sexual and physical assault by police personnel in Chhattisgarh even as it awaits the recorded statement of about 20 other victims.
It has issued a notice to the government of Chhattisgarh, through its Chief Secretary, to show cause why it should not recommend interim monetary relief of Rs 37 lakh to them. This includes Rs 3 lakh each to eight victims of rape, Rs. 2 lakh each to six victims of sexual assault and Rs 50,000 each to two victims of physical assault, according to an NHRC release. The NHRC has observed that it is of the view that prima-facie human rights of the victims have been grossly violated by the security personnel of the government of Chhattisgarh for which the state government is liable.
The commission, after careful consideration of the material on record, found that there are in total 34 victims mentioned in FIR Nos. 22/2015, 2/2016 and 3/2016.The material includes copies of statement of victims recorded by the NHRC team as well as those recorded u/s 164 CrPC in case FIR No. 22/15, FIR No. 2/16 and FIR No. 3/16 in respect of 15 victims, sent by the IGP, Police Headquarters, Raipur, on November 12, 2016.It also found that the grave allegations of physical as well as rape/sexual assault committed by security personnel of Government of Chhattisgarh, made in the FIRs, were reiterated before the NHRC tam, which conducted spot investigation and/or before the Magistrate u/s 164 Cr.PC or both.
The Commission has directed its DIG (Investigation) to depute a team of officials from the Investigation Division and Law Division to record the statements of 15 victims whose statements were not recorded either by the NHRC team or by the Magistrate u/s 164 Cr.PC and submit the same to the commission within one month..
The Additional Director General of Police (CID), Government of Chhattisgarh has also been directed to ensure that SC/ST (PoA) Act is invoked in all the cases the victims belonged to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes.
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