Overview

• On July 25, the NHRC took suo motu cognizance of media reports that a man died by suicide on July 15 following alleged police abuse in Farrukhabad.
• Officers are accused of summoning him over a complaint, torturing him in custody and demanding a bribe to resolve the matter.
• The commission noted that these claims, if substantiated, represent serious violations of human rights protections.
• Uttar Pradesh’s director general of police has been formally instructed to submit a comprehensive report within 14 days.
• This action is the latest in a series of NHRC suo motu inquiries into alleged custodial deaths and extortion across multiple states.