Date: 2025-08-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported gang rape of a speech & hearing impaired woman by two men after chasing her down on roads in the Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh
**Summary:**
On August 22, 2025, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, initiated a suo motu cognizance of a reported gang rape incident in the Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh. The victim, a speech and hearing-impaired woman, was allegedly attacked by two men on August 11, 2025. The NHRC has issued notices to the State Director General of Police (DGP) and the District Magistrate, requesting a comprehensive report within two weeks. The report should detail the investigation's progress and any compensation provided to the victim. The NHRC's action is based on a media report, the contents of which, if substantiated, indicate a severe violation of the victim's human rights. Release ID: 2159883.
Key Entities Referenced
National Human Rights Commission: A human rights organization in India, responsible for investigating human rights violations.
Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh: The district in Uttar Pradesh where the reported incident of gang rape occurred.
Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh: The highest-ranking police officer in the state of Uttar Pradesh, to whom a notice was issued.
District Magistrate: The administrative head of the Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh, to whom a notice was issued.
State DGP: Abbreviation for the Director General of Police of the respective state, in this case, Uttar Pradesh
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi
National Human Rights Commission
NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the
reported gang rape of a speech & hearing impaired
woman by two men after chasing her down on roads
in the Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh
Issues notices the State DGP and the District
Magistrate calling for a detailed report on the matter
within two weeks
The report expected to include the status of the
investigation and compensation, if any, granted to
the victim
Posted On: 22 AUG 2025 6:32PM by PIB Delhi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report
that on 11th August, 2025, a speech and hearing impaired woman was subjected to gang rape by two people
after chasing her down on the roads in the Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh. Reportedly, the incident occurred
when the victim was coming back after visiting her maternal uncle.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of
human rights of the victim. Therefore, it has issued notices to the State Director General of Police and the
District Magistrate calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
The report is expected to include the status of investigation and compensation, if any, granted to the victim.
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NSK
(Release ID: 2159883)