The NHRC has asked its probe team to depute a woman officer to conduct inquiry into allegations of police brutality against several youths, including girls, who had protested over alleged corruption in West Bengal schools, recently.
The National Human Rights Commission today said it has issued the directions after taking cognisance of a complaint filed by the All India Democratic Women's Association in this connection.
"The NHRC has asked its Director General (Investigation) to depute a senior female officer to conduct an on-spot inquiry into the allegations of police brutality against the youth, including girl students, who were protesting in Kolkata on March 9, against the irregularities and corruption in the appointments of primary school teachers in West Bengal," the Commission said.
The NHRC said he (Director General (Investigation)) has been given two weeks to submit a report.
"Allegedly, many youth, including girl students were brutally beaten up by the police. Some of them have to be hospitalised. Four girl students were arrested, locked up in the police station and remanded to magisterial custody till March 14.
"They were taken to the jail at Alipore Women Reformatory where, they were, allegedly, stripped and searched in a highly objectionable manner by the women police personnel.
"They were subjected to filthiest sexist abuses. The girls are under deep trauma by this horrific experience," the NHRC said.
The Commission observed that the allegations, if true, reveal a "sad state of affairs and amount to gross violation of human rights".
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