NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Retired Sub-Inspector's Reported Murder By 4 People In Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Retired Sub-Inspector's Reported Murder By 4 People In Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Reportedly, the victim was an activist fighting legal cases against the encroachment of Waqf land in the area and had been receiving death threats from some people. He had also alleged that the police was not taking proper action against them as it was hand-in-glove with them.

Somendra SharmaUpdated: Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 12:56 PM IST
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that a retired Sub-Inspector of Police was murdered in broad daylight in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu by a group of four persons.

About The Case

Reportedly, the victim was an activist fighting legal cases against the encroachment of Waqf land in the area and had been receiving death threats from some people. He had also alleged that the police was not taking proper action against them as it was hand-in-glove with them.

The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious violation of the human rights of the victim. Therefore, it has issued notices to the Director General of Police and the District Collector, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu calling for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks.

According to the media report, carried on 19th March, 2025, the family of the deceased has alleged that police inaction and gross negligence led to his murder.

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