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In which state did the incident taken up by the NHRC occur?

  1. A.Odisha
  2. B.Bihar
  3. C.West Bengal
  4. D.Jharkhand

Correct answer

C. West Bengal

Explanation

The correct answer is West Bengal. The parading of the three men took place in Kolkata, the capital of that state, which is why the Commission addressed its notice to the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, and sought a detailed report within two weeks. Options A, B and D are neighbouring states in the eastern region and are the kind of distractors a paper setter places beside the correct one, but the reported incident was not in any of them. The Commission took up the matter on its own motion on the strength of a media report carried on 28 October 2026, which described the three arrested men being made to walk shirtless and barefoot for over 100 metres for a reconstruction of the crime scene, and it observed that the contents, if true, raise serious questions about the violation of human rights.

Read the full article: NHRC Notice to Kolkata Police Over Parading of Three Men

Practice Questions

Q1.NationalEasy

Which body has taken suo motu cognizance of the reported parading of three persons by police in Kolkata?

  1. A.National Commission for Women
  2. B.National Human Rights Commission
  3. C.Supreme Court of India
  4. D.National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
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Correct answer: B. National Human Rights Commission

The Commission acted on its own motion on a media report that the police had walked three men through a Kolkata locality in a semi-nude state with ropes tied round their waists, and it issued a notice to the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, seeking a detailed report within two weeks.

Q2.NationalMedium

To whom did the NHRC issue its notice in this matter, and within what time was a report sought?

  1. A.Chief Secretary of West Bengal, within one month
  2. B.Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, within two weeks
  3. C.Director General of Police, West Bengal, within ten days
  4. D.District Magistrate, Kolkata, within three weeks
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Correct answer: B. Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, within two weeks

Having taken cognizance of the news report on its own motion, the Commission served the notice on the head of the city police and fixed a fortnight as the period for a detailed report on the matter.

Q3.NationalMedium

What reason was given for bringing the three arrested men to the locality, according to the media report?

  1. A.Reconstruction of the crime scene
  2. B.A court-ordered identification parade
  3. C.Recovery of stolen property
  4. D.A medical examination
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Correct answer: A. Reconstruction of the crime scene

The report said the police brought the three arrested men, the girl's father, her maternal uncle and the uncle's friend, back to the same neighbourhood and made them walk shirtless and barefoot for more than 100 metres, purportedly for that purpose.

Q5.NationalMedium

Who is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Board who interacted with stakeholders at New Delhi during Rail Jan Samvaad?

  1. A.Jaya Verma Sinha
  2. B.Satish Kumar
  3. C.V. K. Tripathi
  4. D.Suneet Sharma
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Correct answer: B. Satish Kumar

As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Board he took part in Rail Jan Samvaad at New Delhi on 22 October 2026 and met stakeholders there, while the Secretary of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances attended the same programme at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in…