New Delhi, July 20: The NHRC has sought a report from the Kerala government on a complaint alleging that many Muslim families were being harassed by police investigating a recent case of attack on a private college lecturer in Muvattupuzha.
T J Joseph, a Malayalam lecturer at Newman College in Thodupuzha in Idukki district, was attacked and his right hand severed by unidentified persons at Muvattupuzha on July 4 while he was returning from a church along with his family. He also suffered injuries in his left leg.
He was attacked for allegedly preparing a question paper with “derogatory references” to Prophet Mohammed.
The Commission took cognizance of the matter on the basis of a complaint filed by N M Siddhiq, district president of National Confederation of Human Rights at Ernakulam.
–Agencies