New Delhi:The NHRC has sent a notice to the Delhi government and the city police chief in connection with the stabbing of a 23-year-old woman multiple times by a man in Lado Sarai area, officials said on Wednesday.
The National Human Rights Commission in a statement said that it would like to know the status of the investigation being conducted by the police, the health status of the victim, and relief or rehabilitation given to her by the administration.
The commission has taken "suo motu cognisance of a media report that the family of the victim of a stabbing in Delhi on October 12 had, allegedly, approached the police at least four times to complain about the stalking and harassment by the attacker, but no action was taken," the statement said.
Reportedly, the police "denied having received any complaint" but also stated that the mobile phone of the woman was yet to be unlocked, allegedly containing online copies of the complaints filed by her, it said. The woman was "stabbed over a dozen times by her alleged stalker, inflicting critical injuries to her head, face, neck, and thighs, while she was boarding a taxi in Lado Sarai area," the statement said.