Jharkhand lynching: NHRC asks top cop to submit report

The NHRC siad in a statement: "The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Jharkhand, seven persons were lynched by mob suspecting them to be child kidnappers. Out of the seven persons, four were killed in the Seraikela Kharsawan district and three in Nagadih area of East Singhbhum district."

It said : "Expressing serious concern over the incidents, the Commission has issued a notice to the Director General of Police of Jharkhand, calling for a detailed report in the matter, within four weeks. The Commission also expects comments on the preventive measure taken/proposed to be taken to ensure that such incidents do not reoccur."

"The Commission has observed that the contents of the media report, carried on the 21st May, 2017, are unpleasant. A civilized society cannot allow such heinous crimes to occur where human lives are taken by angry mob merely on suspicion of them being anti-social elements. The incidents amount to violation of right to life of the innocent victims targeted by the perpetrators. The law enforcing agencies of the state have certainly failed to perform their lawful duty," the NHRC said.

At least seven people have been lynched in a chain of group violence between two communities  in Jharkhand since Thursday last  over WhatsApp rumours about child lifters being on prowl.

According to media reports, no fresh incident was reported on Sunday and the situation is now under control.

The curfew imposed in four police station areas has also been lifted.

Two of the 17 people named in the FIR were arrested on Sunday afternoon and a hunt is on for the rest.

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