The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a Jailor in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh stamped an under trial prisoner, released by the court on bail, with a hot iron rod and brutally beat him with a whip before throwing him out of the jail in a semi-conscious state.  According to the media report, carried on the 22^nd September, 2014, the reason behind the Jailors ire was that the under trial prisoner, instead of paying a bribe of Rs.5 thousand to him on the occasion of his release on bail, asked him to deduct the amount from his earnings of Rs.10 thousand in the jail by labour.

          The Commission has observed that the contents of the press report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights of the under trial prisoner.  Accordingly, notices have been issued to the Director General of Prisons, Uttar Pradesh and Superintendent of Police, Mahoba calling for reports in the matter within two weeks.

          Reportedly, the court had ordered release of the victim Halke, Son of Bharati Lal Busore, a Dalit and an accused in a murder case, on bail on the 20^th September, 2014.  Severely injured Halke was admitted in the District Hospital by some other released prisoners.  Reportedly, the Jailor has been accused of other such incidents in the past.