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Shillong: The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has directed the Superintendent of Police (SP), East Khasi Hills district, to submit a detailed report into the alleged assault against the president of the Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC), Riwar Mihngi Circle by the 2nd OC in-charge of Pynursla police station, within fifteen days.
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A statement issued by the MHRC secretary on Thursday said, “Notice has been issued to the Superintendent of Police, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, to submit a detailed report to the Commission within 15 days.”
The MHRC has taken cognizance of the complaint filed by the HYC central body president and secretary.
On February 26, the HYC in its complaint filed with MHRC had sought action against the 2nd officer in-charge of Pynursla police station for allegedly assaulting its members, who wanted to file a complaint against illegal smuggling of buffaloes to Bangladesh.
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A complaint was also lodged with the SP of the East Khasi Hills district.
HYC president Roy Kupar Synrem said, “We demand that Shri George Dkhar be prosecuted as per law and investigatedfor his bad and illegal action. We also demand that immediate action be taken against him by putting him under suspension during the course of the inquiry/investigation.”
Synrem informed that on February 24, members of the HYC Ri War Mihngi Circle (Pynursla Sub-division) under the leadership of its president Lamphrang Khonglam along with 6 other members apprehended 2 trucks, which were carrying buffaloes meant for illegally transporting them to Bangladesh. After apprehending these trucks, they took them to Pynursla Police Station with the intention of filing a complaint and urging the Police department to take necessary action as per law.
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“The police personnel on duty being led by one Shri George Dkhar, In-charge on that particular day, instead of hearing the complaint of our members and registering the complaint, started to abuse them and drag Lamphrang Khonglam inside the Police Station and started to physically assault him thereby causing injury to his person. The said George Dkhar also assaulted the other members of our organisation inside the police station and also threatened them with dire consequences for their act of apprehending these vehicles. All of them were brutally assaulted by him inside the police station not only by his hands but he also used ‘Lathi’ to beat them up as well as all their belongings i.e. mobile phones, wallets, etc. weretaken away from their person,” he alleged in the letter.
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