human rights defender
human rights defender
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Man
Semi urban
Released
Prominent labour rights defender from the Dalit community and a member of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan (MAS), an organisation advocating for the rights of contract workers in Haryana State.
Mar 12, 2026
Mar 14, 2026
Latitude: 28.57367926060981
Longitude: 77.27254030822127
Special Cell Unit Office, New Friends Colony, Delhi
Special Cell Unit Office, New Friends Colony, Delhi
On 12 th March, Manjeet was abducted near (Karnaal Bypass when he was going to Kundli) Press Club of India, he was blindfolded and taken to the Special Cell office, New Friends Colony, Delhi. He was interrogated about family, then beat on his nape (guddi), stripped naked to check his religious identity, only because he mentioned his brother’s name was ‘Anwar’ which is a common Muslim name whereas his name is ‘Manjeet’, a Hindu’s name. When the police confirmed that he belonged the Schedule Caste community and was a Dalit, they used castiest slurs against Manjeet. He was then detained in a cell, forced him to strip naked and were coercing him to make a false statement about knowing some people they were showing pictures of. On 13 th March, he was taken to a different room, again stripped naked and beaten. While being naked they made him clean the premises of the room, including brooming, mopping, and cleaning all the furniture like the table, fan and chair. Then the police asked him to hold his private parts in his mouth, to which he refused. So, they kicked his back by folding his arms behind. Then in the cell, there was a middle-aged person, so the police threatened Manjeet that he will be subjected to sexual assault by the other inmate of the cell. The police released all of them including Manjeet on 14 March; his mobile and wallet were seized and not returned, and he was threatened that if he returns to Delhi, the police will kill him.
After the abduction of the activist, an Habeous Corpus petition has been filed before the High Court of Delhi. The Court has ordered a detailed enquiry into the torture and illegal detention. The court is awaiting reports from the Concerned Police.
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Prominent labour rights defender from the Dalit community and a member of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan (MAS), an organisation advocating for the rights of contract workers in Haryana State.
Latitude: 28.57367926060981
Longitude: 77.27254030822127
After the abduction of the activist, an Habeous Corpus petition has been filed before the High Court of Delhi. The Court has ordered a detailed enquiry into the torture and illegal detention. The court is awaiting reports from the Concerned Police.
On 12 th March, Manjeet was abducted near (Karnaal Bypass when he was going to Kundli) Press Club of India, he was blindfolded and taken to the Special Cell office, New Friends Colony, Delhi. He was interrogated about family, then beat on his nape (guddi), stripped naked to check his religious identity, only because he mentioned his brother’s name was ‘Anwar’ which is a common Muslim name whereas his name is ‘Manjeet’, a Hindu’s name. When the police confirmed that he belonged the Schedule Caste community and was a Dalit, they used castiest slurs against Manjeet. He was then detained in a cell, forced him to strip naked and were coercing him to make a false statement about knowing some people they were showing pictures of. On 13 th March, he was taken to a different room, again stripped naked and beaten. While being naked they made him clean the premises of the room, including brooming, mopping, and cleaning all the furniture like the table, fan and chair. Then the police asked him to hold his private parts in his mouth, to which he refused. So, they kicked his back by folding his arms behind. Then in the cell, there was a middle-aged person, so the police threatened Manjeet that he will be subjected to sexual assault by the other inmate of the cell. The police released all of them including Manjeet on 14 March; his mobile and wallet were seized and not returned, and he was threatened that if he returns to Delhi, the police will kill him.
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