VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
LOK SABHA
In the period under
consideration, three complaints regarding violation of human rights
have been received from serving Armed Forces personnel – two relating
to Harassment by the State Police and the third, seeking ex-gratia
financial assistance from the central Government for the death
of a child in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast by militants
in a bus in J&K.
In the first two cases
relating to harassment by State Police, the respective State Governments
were requested to investigate and send their reports. One State
Government has completed investigation and has awarded punishment.
In the other case, State Government has ordered investigation
through the crime branch. In the third case relating to the death
of his daughter in an IED blast, the serving officer requested
for compensation. There is no provision for payment of ex-gratia
compensation in such cases. Therefore, his request could not be
acceded to.
This information was given
by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply
to Dr. MP Jaiswal in Lok Sabha today.
