India News: Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale files a case with NHRC for urgent investigation into the death of farmer Subhkaran Singh and alleged firing by Haryana Police at Khanauri border. Demand for justice and punishment for police brutality against protesting farmers.
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes visited Sandeshkhali and spoke to the women victims who were allegedly assaulted and tortured. BJP s Sukanta Majumdar started a dharna demanding the arrest of absconding Trinamool leader Sheikh Shahjahan. The National Human Rights Commission will send a special team to investigate the allegations of sexual violence and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali.
Even as the politics surrounding the issue continues to heat up, the National Human Rights Commission has taken note of the allegations of rape levelled against a Trinamool Congress strongman and his aides by women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
India Business News: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) over the death of a wheelchair passenger at the Mumbai airport. The NHRC is seeking a report on the incident and steps taken to prevent such incidents in the future.