7 Telangana Democratic Forum members arrested, claims PUCL

A rights advocacy group has claimed that seven members of Telangana Democratic Forum, who were planning to visit tribal villages in Chhattisgarh to enquire about "human rights violations" there, have been arrested and demanded NHRC intervention into it.
The seven members, including lawyers, journalists and human rights activists, was "illegally" arrested by Telangana Police yesterday, claimed V Suresh, general secretary of People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL).
"The group members were arrested at Dummagudam village of Bhadrachalam district in Telangana. They were planning to visit Chhattisgarh to enquire into complaints of human rights violations suffered by tribal villagers in the state by the security forces," he claimed in a statement.

PUCL demanded release of the members of the group and dropping of charges against them. It also demanded "immediate intervention" of National Human Rights Commission in the matter.