Zakhir Hussain Bijili
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) said it has issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) and the Collector of Tirunelveli district over the murder of retired sub-inspector of police Zakhir Hussain Bijili in broad daylight by a four-member group on March 18.
The NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report on the incident.
“Reportedly, the victim was an activist fighting legal cases against the encroachment of Waqf land in the area and had been receiving death threats from some people. He had also alleged that the police was not taking proper action against them as it was hand-in-glove with them,” the rights panel said in a statement.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious violation of the human rights of the victim.
Therefore, it has issued notices to Tamil Nadu DGP and Tirunelveli district Collector seeking a detailed report within four weeks.
The family of the deceased had alleged that “police inaction and gross negligence” led to his murder.
Disregarding threats: Tragic murders and police failure in Tamil Nadu | Focus Tamil Nadu
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S. Shiva Raj
Published – March 25, 2025 01:23 pm IST
