NHRC: NHRC seeks report on child’s death after falling into hot dal | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday requested an action taken report from state govt regarding the death of a five-year-old girl from Gajapati district. She died after falling into a hot cauldron of dal at a residential school in the district in April.
The deceased’s mother, Namita Mallick, worked as a cook at the Damadua Ashram School under Mohana block.On April 16, the little girl accompanied her mother to the school.
While Namita was busy in the kitchen, the child accidentally fell into hot dal.
The girl sustained severe burn injuries and was rushed to a govt hospital in Mohana. Later, due to deterioration of her health condition, she was transferred to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, where she died on April 22.
Human rights activist and lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy filed a petition on this matter on April 30. He alleged that the tragic incident occurred due to failure of school authorities to ensure the child’s safety. “Certain guidelines should have been followed by the authorities during cooking. Both the supervisor and headmaster of the school failed to perform their duties,” he added.
Tripathy requested the NHRC to investigate the case and take legal action against officials responsible. He also urged the commission to direct the state govt to take preventive actions and pay compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the family of the deceased.
The commission took cognizance of the case and issued a notification on Wednesday. “Let the complaint be transmitted to Gajapati collector and principal secretary of the school and mass education department with directions to investigate the allegations made in the complaint and submit the action taken report within four weeks for perusal of the commission,” the order stated. In similar cases previously filed by Tripathy, NHRC had directed the state to take legal action against those involved in the incidents and to pay compensation to the family members of the deceased.
The deceased’s mother, Namita Mallick, worked as a cook at the Damadua Ashram School under Mohana block.On April 16, the little girl accompanied her mother to the school.
While Namita was busy in the kitchen, the child accidentally fell into hot dal.
The girl sustained severe burn injuries and was rushed to a govt hospital in Mohana. Later, due to deterioration of her health condition, she was transferred to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, where she died on April 22.
Human rights activist and lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy filed a petition on this matter on April 30. He alleged that the tragic incident occurred due to failure of school authorities to ensure the child’s safety. “Certain guidelines should have been followed by the authorities during cooking. Both the supervisor and headmaster of the school failed to perform their duties,” he added.
Tripathy requested the NHRC to investigate the case and take legal action against officials responsible. He also urged the commission to direct the state govt to take preventive actions and pay compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the family of the deceased.
The commission took cognizance of the case and issued a notification on Wednesday. “Let the complaint be transmitted to Gajapati collector and principal secretary of the school and mass education department with directions to investigate the allegations made in the complaint and submit the action taken report within four weeks for perusal of the commission,” the order stated. In similar cases previously filed by Tripathy, NHRC had directed the state to take legal action against those involved in the incidents and to pay compensation to the family members of the deceased.
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