A preliminary magisterial probe report sought further investigation into the conduct of the father of three girls who allegedly died due to starvation in East Delhi. It found that the father had given the three sisters some unknown medicinel. And since the incident on Tuesday, the man has been untraceable.
The report also said the girls were suffering from loose motion and vomiting which may have been due to some kind of stomach infection, but they were not provided adequate oral rehydration solution (ORS) and proper medication that might have caused dehydration.
It said the father, Mangal Singh, gave some “unknown medicine” to his daughters by “mixing it in hot water” during the night of July 23 and he has not returned since the morning of July 24.
The conduct of the man “raises an element of doubt in the matter and requires further investigation”, it said.
The report said the “nutritional condition of the deceased children was not quite well” although they were getting “some food items regularly”.
The sisters were declared brought dead at the lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital on July 24. The initial autopsy report suggested that they died due to starvation.
A medical board at the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital had conducted a second autopsy at the request of the police, but the finding is yet to be made public.