The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about the abduction, rape and murder of a minor girl and the death of the arrested accused in a police encounter in Hubballi, Karnataka.
A military operation by Pakistani forces in Mastung, Balochistan, has sparked protests over home raids, arbitrary arrests, and enforced disappearances, with demonstrators demanding the safe return of missing individuals and an end to human rights abuses.
A third individual killed in what is being described by families as a staged encounter in Balochistan's Duki district has been identified by relatives as Abdul Nabi Marri, a man reportedly missing for two months, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
According to The Balochistan Post, the assailants used their vehicle to knock Zakaria off his motorcycle before forcing him into their car at gunpoint and fleeing the scene. The abduction occurred in full public view, yet no immediate action or official response has followed.
Addressing a press conference, Police Commissioner Suresh Dev Datta Singh shared details about the case. The abduction was reported at around 10:30 AM, when the boy's mother received a ransom call, threatening to kill her son if the family informed the police.
India has condemned the abduction and killing of Hindu leader Bhabesh Chandra Roy in Bangladesh, calling it part of a pattern of persecution against minorities. The MEA urged Bangladesh's interim government to ensure protection for all communities.
Bhavesh Chandra Roy, a Hindu community leader in Dinajpur, was allegedly abducted and beaten to death earlier this week. Police have completed his postmortem and are working to identify the suspects, as the family prepares for his funeral.
Rohini District Court has punished a security guard with a 20-year jail sentence for raping a 12-year-old minor. The convict raped the victim after kidnapping her and threatened not to disclose the offence committed against her.
In a post on X, Paank said, "Paank strongly condemns the extrajudicial killings of Nizam Baloch and Farooq Ahmed in Balochistan, acts that constitute grave violations of human rights and international law. The deliberate targeting, abduction, and subsequent execution of civilians by state
The group reported that Pakistani security forces, along with allied armed groups known locally as "death squads," carried out widespread abductions and enforced disappearances, primarily targeting students, activists, and civil society members. Many of these arrests were allegedly made with