Telangana Govt gets NHRC notice over reports of cops dragging girl student by hair

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the Telangana government regarding a video where female police officials were seen dragging a protesting student by her hair in the Ranga Reddy district.

In a notice issued to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police in Telangana, the NHRC requested a detailed report within four weeks. The report should include information on the actions taken and the health status of the victim girl, it said.

The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report on a video clip showing lady police officials dragging a protesting student by her hair in the Ranga Reddy district of the state during an agitation by some students of Professor Jayanshankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) on January 24. The video of the reported incident has gone viral on social media.

The commission has observed that if the contents of the media report are true, they raise serious issues of the violation of human rights of the victim girl, as mentioned in a statement, the NHRC said.

According to the media report, published on January 25, the students were protesting against a decision of the State Government to allocate 100 acres of land belonging to the university for the construction of the new High Court complex.