bdnews24.com :India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended a compensation of half a million Indian rupees it wants the Home Ministry to pay to the family of murdered Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun. It has asked for a compliance report from the ministry within six weeks. “The Commission is very much aware that the security forces are discharging a sensitive job at the borders. They must, however, adhere to some discipline and norms while performing such duty,” said the NHRC verdict. It quoted a BSF order, which asks its troopers to exercise utmost restraint while dealing with unarmed woman and children. The NHRC said: “In the instant case, the victim was an unarmed girl. So, the BSF constable who shot at her obviously acted in disregard of the circular issued by the BSF Headquarters. Even the Staff Court of Inquiry held that he had exceeded the right of private defense.”There could be no justification for shooting at an unarmed girl.”
