The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the State Health and Family Welfare Secretary to submit an action-taken report within four weeks regarding the death of a person due to administering of a wrong injection.
The NHRC issued based on a petition filed by civil society organisation Human Rights Watch secretary Sangita Swain.
In her petition Swain alleged that a native of Balasingha district under the Angul police station in Angul district died after he was administered a wrong injection by a doctor.
She prayed the commission for action against the concerned doctor for medical negligence and the police for not taking action against him. She also urged for compensation of Rs 20 lakh to be paid to the kin of the deceased.