The National Human Rights Commission today issued notice to the Chhattisgarh government in connection with the alleged wrongful detention and torture of a journalist , who is a human rights activist.
The state chief secretary and director general of police have been asked to submit a factual report in the matter within two weeks.
According to the commission, journalist Prabhat Singh was picked up by policemen in plainclothes from his shop without notice or warning on 21 March evening, and charged under Section 67 and 67(a) of the IT Act for disseminating allegedly obscene material over WhatsApp.
“He was taken to the Parpa police station, beaten up and tortured all night and even deprived of food and water,” a commission statement said.
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