By TCN News,
New Delhi: On the appeal of Ravi Nitesh from Mission Bhartiyam, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance over death of Pakistani prisoner Sanauallah in Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu and Kashmir, and has forward the complaint to State Human Rights Commission, J&K.
After this attack by fellow inmates and followed by struggle for life in hospital, Sanaullah lost his life.
Ravi Nitesh, in his appeal told that a day before Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner died as a result of attack by Pakistani prisoners in Kot lakhpat jail, Lahore, Pakistan. After the incident, government was well aware about the jingoism among India and therefore put high security at many places in India. After the Sarabjit case, government must be aware that Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails are not safe and could be used by fellow Indian prisoners to take revenge.
“In this view, government through its ministry must be exercised adequate security arrangements for Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails, while after the attack here, it became clear that government became failed to do so,” he had noted.
In view of the prisoner’s rights and in view of the advance probability of such things, government could not arrange adequate security provisions for prisoners. This incident not only exposed the loopholes in prison conditions, but also extend probe on officials of prison who were on duty.
NHRC, while received the case filed by Ravi Nitesh of Mission Bhartiyam (vide http://nhrc.nic.in/display.asp?fno=188/9/5/2013) and also by Suhas Chakma, Director, Asian Centre of Human Rights (vide http://nhrc.nic.in/display.asp?fno=178/9/5/2013-AD), took the serious concern over attack and security in prisons and asked SHRC to investigate the matter further.
