NHRC asks Gajapati collector to provide aid to kin of deceased student | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Gajapati collector to provide compensation to the next of kin of a five-year-old girl who died after falling into a cauldron of hot dal in a govt-run ashram school at Damadua on April 16 last year.
“Though the mother of the deceased, Namita Mallick, did not blame anyone for her daughter’s death, the district magistrate of Gajapati may consider providing monetary relief to the next of kin of the deceased on humanitarian grounds. It may be granted from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF), which is used in accidents or other emergencies,” the NHRC stated in its order on Jan 28.
NHRC directed the collector to submit a detailed report in this regard by March 21, after considering a petition filed by Radhakanta Tripathy, a human rights activist, following the girl’s death.
According to reports, Namita worked as a cook in the school’s hostel. After cooking dinner, she went to the kitchen to bring food for her daughter. Her daughter, Jasmin, followed her. During this time, the child fell into the cauldron of hot dal. Namita pulled her out and rushed her to Mohana hospital. She was then referred to MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, and subsequently to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. She succumbed to her injuries on April 22, sources said.
In his petition, Tripathy alleged that the facts and circumstances of the case posed a serious violation of human rights. He appealed to NHRC for its intervention and requested monetary relief for the family of the deceased, as the deceased’s father, Hero Mallick, a resident of Gandaguda, is disabled.
On the direction of NHRC, the Gajapati collector, in his report on Oct 10 last year, stated that the incident was inquired into by a team of officers and the deceased’s mother did not blame anyone for her daughter’s death. “After considering the collector’s reply and the complainant’s comment, NHR ordered the collector to pay monetary relief to the family members of the deceased,” said Tripathy.
“Though the mother of the deceased, Namita Mallick, did not blame anyone for her daughter’s death, the district magistrate of Gajapati may consider providing monetary relief to the next of kin of the deceased on humanitarian grounds. It may be granted from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF), which is used in accidents or other emergencies,” the NHRC stated in its order on Jan 28.
NHRC directed the collector to submit a detailed report in this regard by March 21, after considering a petition filed by Radhakanta Tripathy, a human rights activist, following the girl’s death.
According to reports, Namita worked as a cook in the school’s hostel. After cooking dinner, she went to the kitchen to bring food for her daughter. Her daughter, Jasmin, followed her. During this time, the child fell into the cauldron of hot dal. Namita pulled her out and rushed her to Mohana hospital. She was then referred to MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, and subsequently to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. She succumbed to her injuries on April 22, sources said.
In his petition, Tripathy alleged that the facts and circumstances of the case posed a serious violation of human rights. He appealed to NHRC for its intervention and requested monetary relief for the family of the deceased, as the deceased’s father, Hero Mallick, a resident of Gandaguda, is disabled.
On the direction of NHRC, the Gajapati collector, in his report on Oct 10 last year, stated that the incident was inquired into by a team of officers and the deceased’s mother did not blame anyone for her daughter’s death. “After considering the collector’s reply and the complainant’s comment, NHR ordered the collector to pay monetary relief to the family members of the deceased,” said Tripathy.
