IndiaTomorrow.net,
New Delhi, Sep 28: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Additional Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, North Chennai, Tamil Nadu to register a case under sections 326/341/34/120B IPC and 23 of Juvenile Justice Act against those who forced about 20 children to pierce their cheeks with two meter steel rods as part of a ritual for speedy recovery of the then ailing Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms. J. Jayalalilthaa.
The NHRC has also asked the officer to inform it within four weeks about the disciplinary action taken against the erring police officials, who were, admittedly, present at the site and did nothing to stop the criminal act.
Further, it has issued a notice to the Principal Secretary (Home), Government of Tamil Nadu to submit a report, within four weeks, on the steps taken to stop such rituals.
The NHRC has issued the notice after the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, confirmed that such an incident had happened on the 3rd October, 2016. As part of a ceremony, the children were made to walk from Murgan Temple, R.K. Nagar, to Seniamman Temple, Manikondu, Tondiarpet by the supporters of AIADMK. The Commission, acting on a complaint into the allegations, had called for a report from the concerned authorities on the 7th November, 2016.
