Lucknow, Jun 20 (PTI) Taking suo motu cognisance of "alarming" rise in rape cases in Uttar Pradesh, the State Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the government and police asking them to submit a detailed report about the incidents and steps taken to curb rampant rise of the "beastly offence".
SHRC member Justice Vishnu Sahai has issued notice to the chief secretary, principal secretary, home, director general of police and SP and SSPs of districts where rape cases have taken place in the last few days, official sources said here today.
"I am constrained to observe that the alarming increase in the offence of rape has resulted in violation of fundamental right to life in which is implicit a life with dignity, of the victims," he said in this order.