NHRC SEEKS REPORT Lastupdate:- Thu, 8 Jul 2010 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com

NHRC SEEKS REPORT

Machil killings

NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the Centre on the Machil fake encounter case in which three youth were killed in frontier district of Kupwara in April this year.
Taking cognizance of the case on a complaint filed by a human rights activist and lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy here, the Commission issued a notice to the Defence Secretary on July 2, asking him to submit a "detailed report" on the fake encounter within four weeks.
"In default, Commission may proceed to take such action as it would deem proper," it added.

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