NSCT orders probe into Dalit man's parading

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Press Trust of India Gurdaspur
Last Updated : Jun 01 2013 | 11:04 PM IST
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe has ordered a probe into the incident in which a Dalit block samiti member was handcuffed and paraded in a village allegedly by police.
Vinod Kumar, a resident of Naroli village in Pathankot district, was allegedly implicated in a false case and was handcuffed and paraded by SHO Narot Jaimal Singh Balvir Singh, said Raj Kumar Verka, vice-chairman of the commission.
After Vinod Kumar's complaint, SSP Pathankot asked DSP Prabhjot Singh to conduct a probe.
Later, the Commission summoned the Deputy Commissioner Pathankot C Siban and SSP Pathankot Surinder Kalia to make a clarification at Camp Court at Batala on June 1.
Verka asked the DGP crime to conduct a probe into the allegation by Inspector General Crime.
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First Published: Jun 01 2013 | 11:04 PM IST

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