The brother of one of the persons from Tamil Nadu, who was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police in a red sanders case, has moved the Madras High Court seeking for a direction to the State government to conduct an enquiry into the arrest and constitute a high level committee to investigate alleged human rights violations.
Petitioner S. Thangam of Vysarpadi, the brother of S. Ravi, arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police, also sought for a direction to restrain personnel under AP Director General of Police from entering the State without informing the jurisdictional police.
The petitioner further sought an order to the Union Cabinet Secretary and the Union Home Secretary to issue suitable guidelines to the AP Home Secretary and the DGP for making inter-State arrests.
When the case came up for hearing before the first bench comprising Chief Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, counsel appearing for the petitioner stated a petition was already listed before the Supreme Court in this case and he would obtain instructions whether to pursue the litigation in view of the petition or to transfer this case. The bench further listed the case for hearing on June 9.
According to the petitioner his brother Ravi was arrested by Renigunda Police on January 24 and taken him to Renigunta without informing his family. He was not produced before a jurisdictional judge. Ravi was reported as arrested on January 27 and remanded to judicial custody.
Referred to similar incidents involving the Andhra Police, he said representations were sent to the authorities but no action was taken.
