Overview

• The Supreme Court granted two weeks of interim protection from arrest to Shashikant Jatav and Amarkant Singh Chouhan after they accused Bhind’s Superintendent of Police Asit Yadav and his team of custodial violence.
• A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan declined to hear their Article 32 plea and directed the journalists to approach the Madhya Pradesh High Court for further relief.
• Jatav and Chouhan allege they were beaten, subjected to caste-based slurs and forced to record a video recanting their claims under police duress.
• Having fled to Delhi on May 19, the pair secured limited protection in the capital when the Delhi High Court granted Chouhan a two-month safeguard on May 28.
• The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged assault and sought a detailed report from the Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police within two weeks.