NEW DELHI, Oct 21: The Union Home Ministry (HM) and the Jammu and Kashmir Government are yet to respond to the notices issued to them in July by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the basis of media reports over the unrest in the Valley.
The unrest in the Valley, which had begun a day after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter in south Kashmir on July 8, has left 84 people, including two cops, dead and several thousand injured.
NHRC had on July 19 issued notices to the Home Ministry and the Jammu and Kashmir Government, seeking reports within two weeks on casualties in connection with the ongoing violence in the State.
“We had taken cognisance of media reports, and the notice sent to the State is completely based out of reports in print and electronic media. We are awaiting the response of the State Government,” NHRC chairperson justice H L Duttu told reporters today. (AGENCIES)
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