The Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) on Friday sought detailed report from Superintendent of Police of Seoni in a minor rape victim’s suicide case reported in Gangpura under Barghat police station area.
In the rape case, MPHRC asked SP Seoni whether an FIR was registered in the incident, when the FIR was registered, when the accused were arrested, what was found in the post mortemIJ
Notably, two youths barged into the house of victim and sexually assaulted her in front of her younger sister and later the victim committed suicide by setting her ablaze.
Taking cognizance on another case of death of a newly born baby at Khandwa district hospital at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the early morning hours on Thursday, commission had asked for a detailed report on the case.
The Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) has been asked regarding the duty doctor deployed at time and where was he at the time of the incident. Staff present at that time tried to save the child but failed in their efforts.
The news which carried the information also revealed that around 25 kids died in past two months at the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) and the reason behind the deaths was claimed to be the absenteeism of on duty doctors.
In another case MPHRC has sought report from Neemuch district collector in preventing tribal from performing last rites at crematorium at Kannakheda village.
The case surfaced after family members of a 45 year-old tribal woman was prevented from performing her last rites by upper caste people of the village.
Earlier too, the tribals of the area have complained with the administration but no action was taken by the administration in the case.