The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to Defence secretary and Pune Police commissioner and sought their replies in connection with alleged rape of a 34-year-old woman employee of a military hospital in Pune district of Maharashtra in 2015, said an activist.

Human rights activist Jayesh Rajpurohit, who had lodged a complaint with the NHRC based on media reports, said the commission has taken cognisance of his plea.