Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) has taken cognisance over the death of a girl in a juvenile home at Nehru Nagar, Bhopal. The Commission has asked the Bhopal SP to get the post-mortem of the girl’s body conducted by a panel of doctors.
Sensing the seriousness of the case, the HRC has decided to get it investigated by its own investigation team.
The Commission has instructed the Bhopal DIG to submit a detailed report in the incident of girl’s death and has also instructed the Additional DG posted in the Commission to investigate the incident and submit a report.
Notably, a 17-year-old girl, Amita had died in juvenile home of Nehru Nagar, Bhopal on November 10. The juvenile home had informed the Kamla Nagar police station about the incident.
The Superintendent of the juvenile home, Kunjaru Akka has stated that the deceased girl had a dispute with other girls of the home on November 6. The collarbone of the girl got fractured during this dispute. However, the girl was taken to the JP hospital for the treatment but eventually she died.
However, brother of the deceased, Abhishek Chouhan has alleged that his sister was was facing atrocities in the juvenile home. The doctors are also saying that no one could die immediately due to the fracture in collarbone.
Chouhan told that his sister, Amita had called him two days before the incident saying she wanted to reach him as she was facing atrocities in the juvenile home.
She was not being treated well there and moreover deprived of food, she had informed.
Chouhan further told that his mother, Sushila Devi died due to cancer, six years ago while his father Ashok Chouhan had died five years ago due to paralysis. Hence, Chouhan had to go to work during the daytime that is why for Amita’s safety he had sent her to the juvenile home in Bhopal.
Commission would take further action after getting the report of the investigation team and the report of the Bhopal DIG.