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A team from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) visited Chopra in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district today and met the woman survivor of the recent flogging incident.
The four-member NHRC team led by a senior officer visited the area for a spot inquiry, an NHRC official said. It also met senior police officials.
A one-minute video of the incident shows a couple being beaten mercilessly in front of a crowd of villagers. The prime accused in the case, Tajimul Islam, alias JCB, was arrested by the police on June 30, hours after the video went viral. The accused is considered close to the Trinamool Congress.
After the incident came to light, the NHRC on July 1 issued a press statement, stating that the agency takes “suo motu cognizance of the reported beating of a couple in full public view by a group of people allegedly associated with a political party in Uttar Dinajpur in West Bengal”.
The NHRC had also issued notices to the Chief Secretary and Director-General of Police, West Bengal, calling for a detailed report in the matter within one week.
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