Patiala, June 9 -- Taking suo motu notice of the police lathicharge on protesting apprentice linemen outside the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) headquarters in Patiala, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has sought a report on the incident from the deputy inspector general (DIG), Patiala Range.

In an order issued on June 8, a copy of which is with HT, the PSHRC directed the DIG to submit a report at least a week before the next hearing scheduled for July 17.

"The Commission has perused the news item published in the newspaper, 'Patiala Police accused of bypassing procedures before resorting to lathicharge against protesting apprentice linesmen." In this instance, the crowd was neither violent nor engaged in...