PRESS RELEASE
Date: 23.12.09
NHRC ISSUES NOTICE TO CHHATTISGARH POLICE FOR ILLEGALLY DETAINING AND BEATING A
YOUNG LAWYER
Amidst ever-growing agitation of the civil society and lawyers, human rights
activists over the illegal detention and beating of young human right lawyer of
Human Rights Law Network, Alban Toppo, at Bhairamgarh Police Station in Bijapur
District of Chhattisgarh on the eve of Human Rights Day 10.12.09, the National
Human Rights Commission has taken cognizance of the complaint made be Senior
Advocate Colin Gonsalves in this regard and has issued notice to SSP- Dantewada
and SSP- Bijapur.
In past two weeks, the issue of brutality committed upon young tribal Lawyer
Alban Toppo by Chhattishgarh Police has invited sharp criticism by eminent
lawyers like Senior Advocate Prashant Bhusan, Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves,
activists like Medha Patkar, Justice Rajinder Sacchar among others. People’s
Vigilance Committee for Human Rights wrote to Chief Minister Raman Singh in
this regard. Chhattisgarh Bar Association has also raised this issue with State
Authorities.
Advocate Alban Toppo was illegally detained and badly beaten up by Police at
Bairamgarh Police Station on the evening of 10.12.09 and was released on
11.12.09.
NHRC had received a complaint in this regard by Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves
on 12.12.09 and this complaint was placed before the Commission on 18.12.09, on
which NHRC issued notice to concerned SSPs who have to file their reply within
two weeks.
Adv Kamayani Bali Mahabal
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skype:lawyercumactivist
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