The tough stance adopted by State Human Rights Commission chairperson J.B. Koshy has forced the Home Department to follow a directive issued by the commission in 2009, according to an official release issued by the SHRC.
The order pertained to an incident which occurred on January 16, 2009, when the Kallambalam police took a college student, Sujith, into custody, in a case wherein a girl had been reported missing from Kallambalam. Sujith was allegedly tortured by the police before he was let off. He later sought treatment at the medical college hospital.
Cases registered
The SHRC had registered two cases at the time and after detailed examination, ordered the government to pay Rs.10,000 as compensation to Sujith.
The commission also directed the government on August 4, 2009, to conduct an inquiry and to exact the amount from the police officers found guilty in the incident and to take action against them. After five years, in July 2014, the State Police Chief had approached SHRC to report that verbal inquiries conducted by the police had been inconclusive. However, the SHRC rejected the government stance and insisted that the compensation be given.
The Home Secretary said that it had issued orders offering a compensation of Rs.10,000 to Sujith and that the said amount would be exacted from the police office rs implicated in the case.
The order pertains to an incident when the Kallambalam police took a college student into custody and allegedly tortured him.
