NHRC recommends UP govt to pay Rs 5 lakh to family of man killed in 'fake encounter'
New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission has recommended the government of Uttar Pradesh to pay Rs 5 lakh as relief to the next of kin of a gym trainer who was shot dead allegedly by some police personnel in a "fake encounter" in Noida in February, the rights panel said Tuesday.
The commission has asked the chief secretary of the state to submit a compliance report along with proof of payment within six weeks, after receipt of its recommendations.
"The NHRC has recommended the government of Uttar Pradesh to pay Rs 5 lakh as relief to the next of kin of Jitendra Yadav, the gym trainer, who was shot dead by some police personnel in a fake encounter in Noida on the night of February 3, 2018," the NHRC said in a statement.
The commission on February 5 had registered the case suo motu on the basis of media reports about the incident.
"During the course of inquiry and response to its notices, the government of Uttar Pradesh informed the commission that allegations levelled against the police personnel were substantiated and charge sheet has been submitted against one sub-inspector," it said.
"Efforts are being made to arrest the remaining three accused police personnel including one sub-inspector and two constables," it said.
The commission held that based on these facts a case of violation of human rights of the victim is made out and the state government is "vicariously liable" to pay monetary relief to the next of kin of the deceased, the statement said.
Accordingly, it had asked the state government to show cause why it should not recommend monetary relief to the next of kin of the deceased.
"However, having received no response to the show cause notice, the commission concluded that it shows that the state government had nothing to say in the matter, and hence recommended the payment of Rs 5 lakh as relief," the NHRC said.
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NIA takes over Pahalgam terror attack probe
New Delhi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed, officials said on Sunday.
The teams, overseen by an Inspector General of Police, a Deputy Inspector General of Police and a Superintendent of Police from the anti-terror agency, are examining the eyewitnesses to the attack that took place on Tuesday at Baisaran valley in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, they said.
The eyewitnesses are being questioned in minute detail to piece together the sequence of events that led to one of the worst terror attacks in Kashmir, they said.
The entry and exit points are being closely scrutinised by the investigating NIA teams for clues to the modus operandi of the terrorists, the officials said.
The teams, aided by forensic and other experts, are checking the entire area thoroughly for evidence to expose the terror conspiracy that led to the horrendous attack that has shocked the nation, they said.
NIA teams, which have been camping at the terror attack site since Wednesday, have intensified the search for evidence, they said.
The anti-terror agency has taken over the Pahalgam terror attack case following orders from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Terrorists on Tuesday opened fire in Baisaran, a popular tourist spot in the upper reaches of Pahalgam in Anantnag district, killing 26 people, mostly holidayers from other states.
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