NHRC Orders Report on Hyderabad Auto-Driver’s Death After Alleged Police Torture
The commission has given Telangana’s top cop a fortnight to detail the circumstances of 35-year-old Mohd Irfan’s collapse after a matrimonial dispute at Rajendranagar Police Station leading to his death.
Overview
- The NHRC took suo motu cognisance on June 5 of reports that police beat Mohd Irfan with rubber belts during counselling over an alleged extramarital affair.
- Irfan collapsed and vomited upon leaving Rajendranagar Police Station and was declared dead at Osmania General Hospital.
- Telangana police registered a suspicious-death case under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and recorded a complaint from his wife, Nishad Begum.
- Family members alleged third-degree torture by officers after bringing Irfan and the woman involved to the station to resolve matrimonial issues.
- The NHRC’s notice gives the Telangana DGP two weeks to submit a detailed report on the incident.