Updated On: 02 January, 2023 05:52 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports carried on December 30 that a 22-year-old prisoner was allegedly sexually assaulted by fellow inmates at Tihar Jail, the rights panel said in a statement.

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The NHRC has issued notices to the Delhi government and the director general of Prisons over reports that a prisoner was sexually assaulted by fellow inmates in Tihar Jail, officials said on Monday.
The National Human Rights Commission has also decided to send its own team for an on-spot inquiry in the case, they said.