Supreme Court today ordered an NHRC probe into alleged police brutality against Aam Aadmi Party, AAP workers who were protesting in Delhi against non-registration of an FIR in a rape case in June this year. A Bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi allowed the plea of an AAP activist who in a PIL, had questioned the police investigation and had pleaded for an independent probe in the case.

During hearing on the PIL last month, the apex court had expressed concern over the rising crime against women. The Bench had also watched the video footage of the incident recorded on behalf of the Delhi police to gauge the situation on the ground.

The apex court had earlier also asked the Delhi government to place before it information on the number of offences committed against women in the national capital every month. The figures revealed that crime against women had doubled in last five years and showed a rise of 73 per cent this year