The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a show-cause notice to the Odisha Chief Secretary to reply within six weeks why interim relief may not be recommended to be paid to the next of kin of a woman, who died due to infusion of blood of a different group into her body in the Keonjhar District Headquarters Hospital (DHH).
The NHRC also asked the Chief Secretary shall also submit the details of legal action and outcome of departmental proceedings initiated against the delinquent Medical Officer and paramedical staff within this period.
Notably, civil society organistion Human Rights Watch secretary Sangita Swain had filed a petition before the NHRC on December 15, 2016 alleging that the deceased Sukanti Nayak of Puruna Bazaar in Keonjhar
district died due to infusion of blood of another group at the DHH .Swain alleged that this violates human rights by the hospital authorities and compensation of Rs 10 lakh should be paid to the victim.