The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action-taken report from the Director General of Police (DGP) over death of a man who died while he was being released from the Kendrapada Sub-Jail in March.
Petitioner Sangita Swain alleged that the 38-year-old jail inmate, Jairam Rout, son of Gayadhar Rout, a resident of Rajpur (Balichandrapur) under Rajnagar police limits, died while he was being released from Kendrapara Sub-Jail.
The commission has sought the report within four weeks.
He was lodged at the jail in February due to non-payment of arrear maintenance to his wife in February.
He came to Kendrapada Sub-Jail as jail inmate February 18, 2015 and was released on March 16 as his one-month imprisonment ended. While he was being released from jail, he became sick near the main gate of the jail. As a result, he failed to get proper treatment for an hour at the jail.
The petitioner urged the commission to give a compensation of Rs20 lakh to the kin of the deceased, besides taking criminal/disciplinary action against the Jailer and staff of the jail.