Indian rights group seeks justice for harassed Muslim woman

Indian non-profit Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha sent a letter to the National Human Rights Commission of India on Saturday seeking justice for a Muslim woman of Other Backward Caste who was harassed by an official of the Indian Border Security Force on October 15.

The 22-year-old victim was harassed and beaten by Sanjay Kumar, company commander attached to Tarali Border Outpost and two constables.

On October 17, the victim had filed an FIR against the BSF official at the Swarupnagar police station and an enquiry was done via phone call on October 26. No action followed since then.

The victim was returning from her relative’s house by the IBBR road when the perpetrators stopped her at Sadhaner mor where they verbally and physically abused her.

She immediately sought treatment from a local quack doctor and lodged a complaint on October 17 with Swarupnagar police station.

Based on the complaint, Swarupnagar police station started a case but instead of giving the FIR copy to the complainant, the officials of Swarupnagar police station just provided one scrap of paper with no legal sections mentioned on it, Masum said in a letter to the Human Rights Commission.

New Age