Juvenile jailed for 2 months: NHRC orders spot probe, sends notice to U.P. Police chief

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the illegal confinement of a juvenile in Kasna Jail alongside adult prisoners for nearly two months before he was shifted into a juvenile home. In its June 19 order, the commission called attention to the serious human rights violation of the 16-year-old boy and issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Prisons Administration and the Director General of Police, seeking a detailed report within two weeks.

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