Police Action Against Popular Front: Minority Commission Notice to Kerala Chief Secretary

Thiruvananthapuram: National Human Rights Commission sent a notice to Kerala chief secretary on the basis of complaint by P Abdul Hameed, state general secretary, Popular Front of India regarding the police atrocities against it.
Abdul Hameed had filed a complaint over the unwarranted statewide raids in the offices of Popular Front. He also complained over the attempts by the police to tarnish the image of the organisation through baseless allegations, under the pretext of investigation into the case in connection with the attack on controversial professor at Moovattupuzha.
National Minority Commission has directed the chief secretary to submit report on illegal detentions and police torture within 21 days.
Earlier National Human Rights Commission had sent notice to Kerala DGP seeking report on the alleged atrocities against Muslim Youths in Kerala following the attack on the professor.