On November 27, 2024, a woman in Hyderabad, Telangana, committed suicide after claiming that a man had sexually harassed her in the Raidurgam neighborhood. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance of this media report.

According to reports, the Odisha victim was transported to the city via surrogacy middlemen in exchange for Rs 10 lakh from her husband. She was forced to live alone in a different apartment in the city, far from her husband.


The Commission has noted that the media report's allegations, if accurate, present a grave risk of the victim woman's human rights being violated.

It has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Telangana calling for a detailed report including the status of the FIR registered in the matter within two weeks. The Commission would also like to know from the police authorities if there were any complaints from the people regarding harassment of women in the name of surrogacy in the State, reported PIB.

As per the media report, the 25-year-old victim woman from Odisha died by committing suicide allegedly to escape sexual harassment by a man. The husband of the victim stayed nearby at a different accommodation along with a four-year-old son.

Reportedly, the woman had called up her husband over the phone on November 26, that she did not want to stay there and would end her life as the man was subjecting her to sexual harassment.