Imphal, 08 September 2016 ( Evening News ) : Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi refuted National Human Rights Commission’s offer to probe more than 1,500 alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur. Speaking before a bench of justices MB Loukur and UU Lalit in Supreme Court, Attorney General Rohatgi said the probe will have a damaging effect on the Army. While the Attorney General  strongly defended the role of security forces in J&K and insurgency-hit Manipur, the Supreme Court said it was more concerned about human rights violations happening in the heart of capital cities like Imphal. The NHRC taking a strong stand, said there must be someone to whom Armed Forces should be accountable for human rights violations in regions where AFSPA has been imposed. In July, the Supreme court had held that the alleged extra-judicial killings by the Army and Manipur police required a thorough probe. The Supreme Court however did not specify which agency will conduct the inquiry. Counsel for NHRC, Gopal Subramanium told the bench that the commission was ready to conduct the probe. Opposing the suggestions, Rohatgi said the army will conduct its own inquiry. He said only the Centre has the right to conduct a probe. Mukul Rohatgi said the powers of NHRC are limited to recommendations and it is up to the Parliament whether it wants to accept the recommendations or not. The next hearing is slated on October 26.