Submit report on complaint of couple’s son, NHRC to Haryana DGP

Sunit Dhawan

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, November 12

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Haryana Director-General of Police (DGP) to get a CB-CID inquiry conducted into a complaint lodged by Abhishek Malik (20), a Rohtak-based student, who had been accused of murdering his mother, father, sister and maternal grandmother.

The DGP has also been directed to submit the action-taken report (ATR) regarding the matter within four weeks.

“The complainant, a student, has alleged that his parents, sister and maternal grandmother, were murdered by unknown persons, with regard to which FIR No. 257, dated August 27, was registered at Shivaji Colony police station under Sections 302, 307 of the IPC with Section 25 of the Arms Act at the instance of his maternal uncle. It is alleged that his maternal uncle has falsely implicated him in this quadruple murder case as he wanted to inherit property worth crores of rupees of the deceased,” reads a communique issued by the the National Human Rights Commission.

Meanwhile, addressing a news conference at Rohtak today, Abhishek’s counsel Shivraj Malik stated that they had filed a petition at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking an inquiry by the CBI or a special investigating team (SIT).

“Having failed to crack the case, the police investigators have made Abhishek the scapegoat,” he maintained, adding that there were numerous lapses in the investigation of the case and it needed a thorough and impartial investigation.

Rohtak quadruple murder case

• A Rohtak-based property dealer, Pradeep, his wife Babli and mother-in-law Roshni were shot dead and his daughter Neha was shot at and injured on August 27.
• Neha also succumbed to her injuries a couple of days later.
• The police had arrested Pradeep’s son Abhishek, who is currently facing trial in the case.
• Abhishek has alleged that his maternal uncle has falsely implicated him.