Chandigarh/Rohtak, Nov. 29 -- Haryana Police's recent measure to "deglorify criminals and deglamourise crime" by parading the accused has ignited a debate with human rights bodies terming the public shaming a violation of constitutional safeguards provided to those yet to be held guilty. Six such cases of the deprecating display of crime accused and convicts have come to light since August 2025.

While proponents of the public shaming of accused argue that such measures serve as an effective deterrent and reinforce public confidence in law-enforcement agencies, human rights activists maintain that justifying it shows a flawed mindset.

Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) chairperson justice (retd) Lalit Batra says public shaming of an ...