New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the West Bengal's police chief over a complaint alleging that a journalist covering the Sandeshkhali issue was "unlawfully detained," officials said on Tuesday.
The NHRC in a statement said the allegations raise a serious issue of violation of human rights and also restriction on the freedom of the press.
The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of the complaint that the journalist of a TV channel was "unlawfully detained" while covering crimes against women in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal on February 19, it said in a statement.
"Allegedly, without any prior notice, the police personnel encircled the victim, assaulted and forcefully took him into illegal cu...