Taking suo motu cognisance of the alleged gangrape of a 10-year-old mentally challenged girl at a Mathura hospital where she was nursing her amputated leg, NHRC has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and sought a report on it.
"The commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that a mentally challenged and disabled minor girl was raped in the district hospital, Mathura in the intervening night of 15/16 July.
"A notice has been issued to the Chief Secretary of UP government calling for a report in the matter within four weeks," a release issued by National Human Rights Commission said.
The commission observed that the government-run hospitals are duty-bound to exercise due care and heightened vigil and not to leave the helpless patients at anybody's mercy.
In the present case, it appears that the deficiency in the security at the District Hospital, Mathura led to this incident. If it is true, then the issue raises serious questions of the violation of human rights of the victim.
According to a media report, a 10-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital for treatment after falling from a running train on July 17.
The right leg of the girl, who is reportedly an orphan, suffered multiple fractures and had to be amputated. Reportedly, the girl was taken away from the hospital by two men and raped.
Later, she was left near a Ward of the hospital.
