No separate probe into claims of sexual assault, says top court
New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that there was no need to initiate separate suo motu proceedings to examine allegations of sexual assault against women protesters during the July 20 student protests in the national capital, as the issue has already been referred to and prioritised by a five-member committee headed by its former judge R Subhash Reddy.
A bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said that the high-powered enquiry committee (HPEC), constituted last week to conduct an independent inquiry into allegations of violence during the protests, had specifically been directed to examine complaints of targeted violence, harassment, molestation and secondary v...
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