राष्ट्रीय (29/05/2014)
NHRC to Delhi Government; why not pay monetary relief to 12 African women victims of racial prejudice by Shri Somnath Bharti: Police Commissioner to inform about the status of FIR in the matter
| The National Human Rights Commission
has issued a notice to the Government of NCT of Delhi, through its Chief
Secretary, to show cause why monetary relief under Section 18 of the Protection
of Human Rights Act, 1993 be not recommended to be paid to 12 African women
victims of racial prejudice and unlawful acts by Shri Somnath Bharti, former
Law Minister, Government of NCT of Delhi with his supporters in Khirki
Extension, Delhi. It has also asked the
Delhi Police Commissioner to inform the status of FIR No. 76/2014 dated the 19th
January, 2014 registered at Police Station Malviya Nagar. Both the authorities have been given six
weeks’ time to respond.
The Commission passed the recommendatory orders after careful consideration of the report of its Investigation Division as well as the enquiry report of Shri B.L. Garg, retired Additional District & Sessions Judge and observed that it is prima facie proved that there was gross violation of human rights of the African national women in the instant case. The enquiry report of Shri B.L. Garg, provided by the Delhi Government which concluded that the then Law Minister and his supporters were involved in illegally stopping the vehicles passing the way looking for African women. The African women were wrongful restraint and humiliated without any fault of them as no drug was found from their possession. They were subjected to racist slurs, assault, humiliation, misbehaviour, molestation with threat for dire consequences. The Inquiry Officer concluded that the response of the police in the light of the intervention of the then Law Minister was adequate and in conformity with the law and the role of the then Law Minister was not as per the existing provisions of the law as prima facie he violated the provisions of law while holding the Constitutional post. |
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