Manipur, Feb. 22 -- The Manipur Human Rights Commission (MHRC) on Wednesday directed the authorities to perform an autopsy on the body of the deceased T Rakesh within a period of seven days.

MHRC took up a suo-moto case in connection with the killing of T Rakesh who was allegedly shot dead inside the DMU campus in Imphal West. The suo-moto was taken up, based on a news report published by the Imphal Free Press with the headline, 'Manipur: Businessman shot dead inside DMU Campus'.

The Commission stated that the family members of the deceased and the fellow neighbors have the right to know the cause of death, citing that the right to information is a human right.

Following the hearing, the Commission directed authority to carry out the a...