Rights commission comes to aid of 'couple in danger'

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">CHANDIGARH: Respecting the right of free will in choosing one''s life partner, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has come to the aid of a young couple by asking its DGP to get in touch with SSP, Hoshiarpur, who would ensure the safety of the boy and the girl.<br /><br />"As the life and liberty of the couple is in danger, the SSP, Hoshiarpur, would see to it that the couple is not harassed," the order states.<br /><br />Earlier, Neha and Kunal Chhabra, both residents of Hoshiarpur had complained to the commission that they had married of their free will as both were adults.In their complaint, they had alleged that their fathers did not approve of the marriage and were blaming each other for it. One of them, in fact, had even lodged a false complaint on the charge of abduction. The commission had registered a case and had asked the SSP, Hoshiarpur, to look into the matter at the same time directing the IGP litigation to ensure that an officer, not below the rank of a DSP, look into the matter and submit the report expeditiously. Interestingly, the couple appeared before the commission last week seeking protection.<br /><br />Both of them stated that they had been staying in Sector 15, Chandigarh when Pramod Chhabra, father of Kunal came along with Rohit Khurana and Tilak Raj and beat him up and even tried to abduct the couple.<br /><br />Narrating the incident before the commission, the couple stated that following this incident they had lodged a complaint at the Sector 11 police station where Pramod, Khurana and Tilak struck a compromise that they would not interfere with the couple''s life.<br /><br />Despite this, the couple, fearing danger to their lives and liberty appealed to the commission asking it to protect their lives as Pramod and others were still in the city.<br /><br /><formid=526372></formid=526372></div> </div>