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Patna, March 16 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked from Arwal police chief in Bihar a report on a 22-year-old man whose hands were chopped off after he failed to repay a loan of Rs.300.
The NHRC has issued notice to Arwal Superintendent of Police Bimal Kumar, and sought a report within four weeks.
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According to officials here, the NHRC acted after taking note of a complaint by Manav Adhikar Nirgani Parishad, a New Delhi based NGO. The horrific incident took place last month.
Ram Sagar Chandravanshi of Arwal, 70 km from here, owed Rs.300 to a powerful man in Kodra village.
When he expressed his inability to repay the debt, he was ordered to work for free a group of contractors. When he refused, he was beaten up with an axe, severing his hands.
Chandravanshi is now warded at the Patna Medical College and Hospital.
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