Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has in a complaint with Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) as the sex workers alleged that the sex workers around K G Road, Majestic, Upparpet and surrounding areas are being subjected to violence and harassment by the police.
C G Hunagund, SHRC Commission Member taking cognisance of the complaint, has directed Commission’s Inspector General of Police to probe and submit a report by April 23.
PUCL, had in its complaint on February 6, 2014, describing the violence against sex workers, stated that women were allegedly beaten up for standing on road and, forced to go to police station, compelling them to pay money failing which they were threatened with false cases.
The compliant further said that the police have been allegedly indulging in acts like causing public humiliation and embarrassment to women by shouting at them on loudspeakers when they walk on road and pushing them aside and beating them using abusive language with them.
Photographs both in public and in police station are taken by the police and threatening to broadcast it on TV channels, alleged PUCL.