The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) intervened after the family of Shaik Riyaz, who was killed in a police encounter recently, filed a complaint of harassment and physical torture by police officials.
On Monday, Riyaz’s mother, wife and minor children appeared before the Commission and filed a written complaint saying that the police are preventing them from entering their house and are being subjected to third-degree methods. The family also alleged that the slain constable E. Pramod Kumar had demanded ₹ 3 lakh from Rijaz, of which ₹ 30,000 had already been paid, and that there were fraudulent monetary transactions between them.
The commission had earlier taken suo motu cognizance of the meeting based on media reports and directed the Telangana Director General of Police to submit a factual report by November 24.
However, in light of the fresh complaint, the TGHRC postponed the hearing to October 27 and instructed the DGP to submit a detailed factual report by November 3. The commission further ordered that no coercive action or harassment be taken against any member of Riyaz’s family until further orders.
Published – 27 Oct 2025 19:53 IST
