NHRC issues notice to Dehradun DM, SSP

According to the proceedings, a bench of the NHRC, presided by its member Priyank Kanoongo, has taken cognisance under section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.The complainant has alleged that the student from the Tripura region was brutally attacked and killed in Dehradun, in a “racially motivated incident” while studying outside his home state.According to the complaint, the person was “targeted with racial slurs and assaulted after asserting his identity as an Indian citizen”, reads the proceedings.”The incident has caused nationwide outrage and is stated to reflect deep-rooted racial discrimination against people from the North-East, failure of local authorities to prevent the violence, and lack of adequate protection mechanisms,” it adds.The complainant alleged that the incident amounts to a “serious violation” of the victim’s right to life, dignity, and equality.The complainant had sought the intervention of the NHRC in the matter and requested urgent intervention, accountability, and systemic measures to prevent such hate-based crimes, the proceedings says.The allegations made in the complaint prima facie seem to be violations of the human rights of the victim, the NHRC says.”The Registry is directed to issue a notice to the DM and the SSP, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, with directions to get the allegations made in the complaint inquired into and to submit an action taken report within seven days for perusal of the Commission,” it says.On Monday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami spoke to the father of the student and assured strict punishment for the accused.Leaders cutting across political lines called for comprehensive efforts to end “hate crimes” against the people from the northeastern states.



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