SHRC ordered to immediately investigate 150 cases and submit report

Bengaluru: In a measure that concerns several police agents facing allegations of atrocities, the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has ordered immediate investigation into 150 cases. These cases include 39 disturbing deaths that occurred in jails and prisons, as well as other criminal atrocities that occurred across the state.

A top KSHRC official revealed that an astonishing 90% of these cases involve allegations against police agents. As a result, they are preparing to issue warnings to the relevant inspectors and conduct a detailed investigation.

More than 4,500 cases have been registered at KSHRC this year alone. However, indirectly, the Commission has given priority to investigation of 150 of these cases with the aim of completing the process and presenting the full report by January 2024. Of these priority cases, a significant portion, approximately 135, involve allegations of misconduct. Police conduct. The nature of allegations against police agents is extremely worrying and includes serious crimes like illegal arrests, destruction of evidence, filing false cases, attacks on detained persons and even extortion of money through illegal detention.

After lying vacant for eight months, KSHRC finally got a new leadership. Retired judge L. Narayanaswami has been named the chairman, while District Judge S.K. The state government has nominated Vantigodi and retired IAS officer Shyam Bhatt as members. This change of leadership coincides with the Commission’s intensified efforts to address allegations against the police and guarantee the rendering of accounts of any irregularities. The speedy investigation of these 150 cases is a step in the right direction towards achieving this objective. KSHRC’s action sends a strong message of transparency and accountability in the police force.