New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI):
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday submitted its final report into the Bhatta-Parsaul violence in which it mentioned that police officials deployed in the twin villages of Uttar Pradesh had raped and beaten women during a farmers' agitation earlier this year.
The NCW submitted its report to Minister of State for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath.
NCW chairperson Mamta Sharma said that women were scared and the police exerted pressure on them and therefore a committee of female members was set up to record their testimonies.
"Each woman spoke separately to Committee members and narrated the whole incident and how they were abused. The committee cross-questioned them as well and carried out a tally to match their accounts," said Sharma.
"After verifying the truth, we concluded the women were raped and the culprits were police officials," she added.
The final report contradicts the National Human Rights Commission's report, which stated no atrocities were reported, but validated Congress party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's charge that women were indeed beaten and raped by policemen.Meanwhile, NCW has assured that they would ensure that the perpetrators are punished.
"NCW will be involved in this matter until a case is filed and rapists punished. The official record states 22 people have been arrested during the farmers' agitation, but not one police official was taken into custody. This is grave injustice and we are trying our best to get the culprits punished," said Sharma.
The NCW spoke to seven women and a committee set up by the chairperson recorded detailed statements.
In its preliminary report, the commission's acting chairperson, Yasmin Abrar, had said that the women were molested.
In May this year, the twin villages of Bhatta-Parsaul witnessed violent clashes between the police and farmers, who protested against the land acquisition policies of the Uttar Pradesh Government.
By Pooja Shali (ANI)
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