Bhopal, Apr 24 (PTI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday took suo motu cognisance of a media report about a woman being paraded and humiliated in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district, and sought a report from the administration.
The married woman, who had allegedly eloped with her lover, was paraded around the village with her husband on her shoulders on April 13. Her head was tonsured, she was beaten up, and videos of her ordeal were shared on social media.
The media report, if true, raises serious human rights violation issues, the NHRC said in a statement published on its website.
The commission issued notices to the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police of Jhabua, which is a tribal-dominated district, and directed that a detailed report be submitted within two weeks.
The report should include the status of the investigation and details of compensation, if any, provided to the victim, the NHRC statement said.
Police have registered a case and arrested a few persons in the case. PTI LAL KRK
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