NHRC Issues Notice to CBI on Alleged Torture of Bansal and Family

The commission said that police can’t resort to mental and physical torture of an alleged offender or his family.

BK Bansal, senior official of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, who was arrested by CBI on bribery charges on 20 July 2016. (Photo: The Quint)

• The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the allegations made in the suicide notes of BK Bansal and his son.
• NHRC has asked the CBI Director to send a report on the action taken on the allegations within 72 hours.
• The CBI director has also been asked to give the name of the havaldar/ head constable whose name is not mentioned in the suicide notes.
• On Thursday evening, CBI deputed its Joint Director to probe torture allegations after the NHRC’s notice.

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(Source: Governance Now)