UP Dalit deaths: SC panel summons DM,DIG

NCSC has summoned the District Magistrate and the DIG of Moradabad district.

Written by: Express News Service

2 min readLucknowDec 31, 2010 02:02 AM IST First published on: Dec 31, 2010 at 02:02 AM IST

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes NCSC has summoned the District Magistrate and the DIG of Moradabad district among other officials for their explanations in the case relating to the mysterious death of two Dalit sisters on December 18. The girls were found dead in their house with serious burn injuries.

NCSC chairman P L Punia had visited the mother of the two victims on Wednesday after members of the Commission and National Commission for Safai Karamcharis visited Moradabad to inquire into the matter on December 21. Punia said,The team has submitted its report into the death of the two girls Geeta and Neetu alias Monu. Acting on the report,the Commission has summoned the DM,DIG,SP City,Circle Officer CO and the investigating officer IO of the case on January 10.

Punia said he had talked to the victims mother Rajjo Devi. The details suggested that the girls were set ablaze by a mob while the police claimed that it was a suicide.

Moradabad DIG Ashok Kumar said he was not aware if the Commission has summoned him on January 10. A case of murder was registered on the mothers complaint.