Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken a suo motu cognisance of the assault on a journalist by two Punjab Police officials in full public view in the Batala area of Gurdaspur district, and has called for a detailed report from the director general of police (DGP). The NHRC, which took note of a media report about the attack, observed that the incident, if true, raises serious issues of violation of human rights. "Therefore, it has issued a notice to the DGP calling for a detailed report within two weeks," according to an official release. It said the report is expected to include the status of the investigation and the health condition of the victim journalist. The attack took place on August 1, and the incident came to light when a video went viral on social media. In the video, the two cops, one in uniform and the other in plain clothes, can be seen dragging the journalist and punching him on a busy street in Batala. The one wearing uniform kicked him, causing the scribe to fall down on the road. As he lay motionless in a puddle, the policemen walked away. The cops had been deployed to Batala for a law-and-order duty in connection with the Independence Day. The journalist had reportedly asked them some questions in connection with their presence which allegedly enraged them leading to the assault. Deputy superintendent of police Sanjeev Kumar later said that the two policemen were identified as sub-inspectors Surjit and Mandeep Singh of the 5th Battalion of Punjab Police Commandos stationed in Bathinda and suspended for assaulting the journalist....