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Chandigarh, Feb 14: Taking suo motu notice of the matter pertaining to jailed labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur, the Punjab and Haryana High court has issued a notice of motion to the Haryana government, seeking its reply by February 24.
Kaur, lodged at Karnal jail in Haryana, is facing three cases that include charges of attempt to murder and extortion.
The 23-year-old activist is a member of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan and is a resident of Giadarh village in Punjab’s Muktsar district.
Along with others, she was arrested for allegedly gheraoing an industrial unit and demanding money from the company in Haryana’s Sonipat district on January 12, the Haryana police had earlier said.
While…