Migrant’s death: Mumbai HC lawyer approaches NHRC seeking probe

Surat: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has been approached by a Bombay high court lawyer demanding actions against the cops of Surat’s Amroli police station for allegedly beating a 36-year-old textile weaving unit worker who later died on May 14. The application has been admitted by NHRC, informed the applicant, Srikant Padhi.
President of Rashtriya Oriya Yuvak Pratishthan (ROYP), Padhi, has written to Justice H L Dattu, chairperson of NHRC and requested that cops be booked and probed for murder. In his letter Padhi alleged that when the deceased Satyawan Swain alias Satya was sitting on ground floor of place of his work, police came and chased him to his room.
“Police later thrashed the deceased and due to police beating he died. Role of all the cops involved in this incident should be probed. It is a clear case of murder and police should be booked for that,” stated Padhi in his letter.
In his application Padhi has stated that Swain is survived by widow mother, wife and a five-year-old mentally challenged son. “I was provided the details of killing by family members of Swain. The truth should come out. The family should be given Rs 50 lakh compensation at least,” said Padhi.
Earlier Swain's elder brother Santosh had lodged a police complaint against Amroli police station officials in Bhanjanagar police station of Ganjam in Odisha. The compliant has been transferred to city police for further investigation.
“Surat police is already investigating the case. Odisha police have transferred the case to us. But there is no need for separate case to be registered,” said city police commissioner R B Brahmbhatt.
Earlier, employee of a textile weaving unit in Anjani Industrial Estate had alleged that Swain was beaten up by cops following a ruckus by Odiya migrant workers for train ticket.