[Reader-list] Social activist Bela Bhatia threatened,

[Asit Das]

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/bela-bhatia-threatene
d-bastar-nhrc-rape-police-4487875/

Social activist Bela Bhatia threatened, asked to leave Bastar in 24 hours This
comes days after Bela Bhatia accompanied an NHRC team to Bijapur to record
statements of rape and assault victims.
By: Express Web Desk <http://indianexpress.com/agency/express-web-desk/> |
New Delhi | Updated: January 23, 2017 6:26 pm

[image: bela] This comes days after Bela Bhatia accompanied an NHRC team to
Bijapur to record statements of rape and assault victims. (file
photo/Youtube)

Social activist Bela Bhatia was allegedly threatened by a group of men who
barged into her home in Bastar on Monday morning. Around 30 men arrived at
Bhatia’s home in Parpa village and gave her 24 hours to vacate the house.
They threatened to burn it down if she refused to comply. This comes days
after Bhatia accompanied an National Human Rights Commission team to
Bijapur to record statements of rape and assault victims. The NHRC recently
released a report, accusing Bastar Police personnel of raping 16 tribal
women in the area.
[image: Statement signed by Bela Bhatia today under pressure.] Statement
signed by Bela Bhatia today under pressure.

Bhatia reportedly called the local police for help, but they failed to
restrain the men, except for when they tried to enter her house
again. Similar intimidation tactics have been used in the past to apply
pressure on activists fighting for tribal rights in Bastar. In 2016,
lawyers representing the Jagdalpur Legal Aid group were also similarly
asked to leave after a few unidentified persons had put pressure on their
landlord.

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