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NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan govt over death of two infants

NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan govt over death of two infants

New Delhi, April 22 :The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued a notice to the Rajasthan government over death of two infants in a government-run hospital in Ajmer district of the state. Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report of the recent death of two infants in Amrit Kaur Hospital, the Commission has asked the state’s Chief Secretary to file a detailed report within six weeks. In the detailed report, the rights body asked to include the status of investigation in the matter, action taken against the responsible persons, along with the relief, if any, provided to the aggrieved families. As per the media report, the tragic incident occurred due to temperature fluctuation and overheating of the warmer, the NHRC said in a statement here. It was also reported that there were 20 babies admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) when the incident occurred and other babies narrowly escaped from death, it said.(UNI)

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