NHRC Issues Warning to Karnataka Government, DGP Over Hubballi Minor Rape, Death of Accused in Police Encounter

Police personnel at the crime scene where a man who allegedly murdered a five-year-old girl was killed in police firing while attempting to escape, at Hubballi on April 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) said it has issued notices to the Karnataka government and the State police chief over reports alleging the abduction, rape and killing of a girl and the death of the accused in a police encounter in Hubballi.

The report, sought within four weeks, is expected to include the post-mortem examination and magisterial inquiry reports of both the deceased, the NHRC said in a statement.

The NHRC has taken suo-motu cognisance of a media report about the abduction, rape and murder of a minor girl and the death of the arrested suspected perpetrator, killed in an alleged encounter.

Therefore, the NHRC has issued notices to the chief secretary and director general of police of Karnataka, seeking a detailed report within four weeks, the rights panel said.

According to the media report, published on April 14, soon after the girl’s body was found, people protested outside the Ashok Nagar police station, demanding the arrest of the accused, the statement said.

Reportedly, he was nabbed by the police within hours of the incident and was being taken for questioning when he tried to attack them, resulting in gunshot injuries to him, leading to his death, it added.