Rights panel’s notice to Kerala varsity

NEW DELHI - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday issued notice to the Kerala University in Thiruvananthapuram over alleged wrongful confinement of six girl students in a room by the head of the varsity’s Sanskrit department.

The human rights panel has sought a report after a complaint was filed. The girls were research scholars in the department.

The commission has given four weeks’ time to the university registrar for submitting the report. The next hearing of the case is Aug 25.