National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to External Affairs Ministry, Home Ministry, Tamil Nadu Government and Kerala Government over illegal detention of a woman passenger. The Commission has asked the Secretaries of both the Ministries and Chief Secretaries of Kerala and Tamil Nadu government to submit a detailed report in the matter within four weeks.
According to the commission, the woman Sarah Thomas alleged that she had been illegally detained at Chennai Airport on 29th of October last year and subjected to mental and physical torture because of negligence and procedural irregularities by the officers of Immigration Department,Tamil Nadu police and Kerala police.