PIL filed in HC against u2018 illegal questioning of studentsu2019

Bidar Sedition case Arita Sarkar arita. sarkar@ mid- day. com Even as school principal Fareeda Begum and a studentu2019s mother Nazbunnis continue to languish in jail, an advocate has filed a PIL in Karnataka High Court demanding a departmental inquiry into the u201c illegal questioningu201d of students by the Bidar police.

Nayana Jhawar, 39, a corporate lawyer in Bengaluru, filed the public interest litigation ( PIL) on February 7 to ensure that the police are held accountable for their actions.

Iu2019m surprised that no action has been taken [ against police] so far,u201d she said.

She has also appealed to the HC to direct the police to stop further questioning of the students. The Bidar police had ceased interrogation after the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights pulled up them up.

PIL filed in HC against u2018 illegal questioning of studentsu2019

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