Probe incidents of accused being paraded in underwear: APDR writes to West Bengal Human Rights Commission
The Association of Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) has urged the West Bengal Human Rights Commission to investigate incidents where accused individuals were paraded in their underwear by police. The organization highlighted two specific cases in Howrah district, raising concerns about human rights violations and the treatment of individuals presumed innocent until proven guilty. This comes amid a crackdown on local Trinamool Congress leaders following a change in the political regime in West Bengal.
- ▪APDR has written to the West Bengal Human Rights Commission regarding police conduct in Howrah district.
- ▪Two accused were paraded in their underwear at police stations on May 24 and May 25.
- ▪The Supreme Court has issued directives against the handcuffing and degrading treatment of prisoners.
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Expressing concern over some accused being paraded barefoot in their underwear across a few police stations in Howrah district, a civil rights organisation has approached West Bengal Human Rights Commission to conduct an inquiry into the actions by the police officers.Association of Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR), a well -known civil rights organisation in a letter to WBHRC has highlighted two instances at Golabari police station on May 24 and at Sankrail police station on May 25, where two accused were paraded in underwear.On May 24 accused Akash Singh was paraded in his underwear and vest before being taken into custody and on May 25, Shamim Ahmed was subjected to similar treatment made to walk on the streets in a rope tied to the waist and paraded in his underwear and vest…
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