The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Karnataka. The Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report mentioning that a father was made to pay bribes on the death of his daughter due to a brain haemorrhage. According to the media report, the father had to pay bribes to an ambulance driver, police, crematorium staff and civic officials in Bengaluru, Karnataka. NHRC has also asked for a detailed report within two weeks.