The National Human Rights Commission and the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) have issued notices to Bareilly Police in Uttar Pradesh over serious allegations of illegal detention and custodial torture of seven Muslim men in Bareilly, falsely accused of being part of a “conversion racket.”
The rights panels were acting upon a complaint filed by one Parveen Akhtar, wife of one of the seven detainees.
In a strongly worded order, the NHRC has directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Bareilly, to investigate the matter and submit a detailed report by September 9, 2025.
“Looking to the nature of allegations made in the complaint it would be appropriate to call for a report from the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bareilly who shall look into the matter and after necessary inquiry associating the complainant, send his report to the Commission on or before 09.09.2025,” the NHRC said in its notice.
The family of Mehmood Beg, one of the seven detainees, say the men were picked up by Bareilly Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) in plain clothes last month on August 28, without any arrest memos, FIRs, or warrants, late at night. The whereabouts of the man are still unknown.
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