The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday issued a notice of motion to the Haryana government, taking suo motu cognisance of complaints r...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday issued a notice of motion to the Haryana government, taking suo motu cognisance of complaints regarding the alleged illegal confinement of trade union activist Nodeep Kaur, Live Law reported.
A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi said it was taking up anonymous complaints it received on the matter on February 6 and 8 and asked the Haryana Police to explain the complaint filed against Kaur, according to NDTV. The matter will next be heard on February 24.
Kaur was arrested on January 12 and sent to judicial custody after being charged under Indian Penal Code Sections 384 (extortion), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), and 149 (unlawful assembly), for taking part in a protest, where she along with other members of her organisation Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan ghearoed an industrial unit in Haryana’s Kundli town. Kaur’s family has alleged that she was sexually harassed in prison, even though the police has denied the claims.
On Thursday, she got bail in one of the three cases filed against her. She is still in custody in Haryana’s Karnal jail because of other charges.
Meanwhile, the Haryana State Commission for Women on Saturday sought a report from Sonepat Superintendent of Police Jashandeep Singh Randhawa, taking cognisance of the alleged physical assault on Kaur in...
