Kochi: In a bizarre and shocking case of harassment caused to a woman passenger due to her illegal detention by the Immigration authorities at Chennai International Airport and subsequent action by Tamil Nadu and Kerala police, the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) has issued notices to the authorities concerned asking them to explain why it should not recommend payment of monetary relief to the victim and disciplinary action against the erring officials.
The NHRC has asked the Secretaries of Union ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs, chief secretaries and director generals of Police, governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu to submit a detailed report on the matter within four weeks.
The complainant Sarah Thomas, a native of Ranni, alleged that on October 29,2014, she was illegally detained for about 12 hours at the Chennai airport and thereafter taken into remand, imprisoned and subjected to mental and physical torture because of negligence and procedural irregularities by the officers of Immigration Department, Tamil Nadu police and Kerala police.
The authorities committed the gaffe after assuming that she was Sara Williams who was absconding for 13 years after faking her death while working in London in 2000 so that her husband could claim insurance worth Rs 20 million.
14/08/15 New Indian Express
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The NHRC has asked the Secretaries of Union ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs, chief secretaries and director generals of Police, governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu to submit a detailed report on the matter within four weeks.
The complainant Sarah Thomas, a native of Ranni, alleged that on October 29,2014, she was illegally detained for about 12 hours at the Chennai airport and thereafter taken into remand, imprisoned and subjected to mental and physical torture because of negligence and procedural irregularities by the officers of Immigration Department, Tamil Nadu police and Kerala police.
The authorities committed the gaffe after assuming that she was Sara Williams who was absconding for 13 years after faking her death while working in London in 2000 so that her husband could claim insurance worth Rs 20 million.
14/08/15 New Indian Express
