India, Feb. 11 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has takensuo motucognizance of a media report that 5 children, aged between 11 to 14 years, were held captive for 18 hours at an under-construction building in DLF Phase 3 area of Gurugram in Haryana. Reportedly, the children were detained by the contractor and his four workers on the suspicion that they were attempting to steal some construction material. The victims were reportedly stripped, sexually assaulted and tortured. The perpetrators also allegedly poured petrol over them.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human rights of the victim children. Therefore, it has issued a notice to the Com...