The NHRC issued notices to the Stateās Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police on August 22, seeking a detailed report on the two cases in two weeks. It also sought the progress made on the FIRs and the health status of the victims. āThe report should also mention the steps taken / proposed to ensure that such painful incidents do not recur,ā the notice said.
In one incident, the health of 70 students was affected at Chittoor Apollo Health University. They are undergoing treatment at the Chittoor Government Hospital. In the other incident, three children died and 37 fell ill at an orphanage in Anakapalli district. They are admitted to different hospitals in Anakapalli and Visakhapatnam.
The NHRC observed that the contents of the news reports, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights. Both the incidents indicated negligence of the authorities concerned in ensuring proper food quality and health of the inmates, the NHRC observed.
