Annual Report
2013-14
Jail Hospital to escort the sick inmates but only 1,888 sick inmates could be
sent to higher centres, out of which only 166 could be escorted by police
guard, rest 1,722 were escorted by the jail guards.
4.252 The Enquiry Team in its report recommended that the Chief Secretary, Government
of Chhattisgarh may be directed on the following issues:1.
2.
Appropriate measures should be taken to control overcrowding in the jails
Sufficient number of bathrooms should be constructed in the jail for male
prisoners.
3.
Disposable blades should be used for shaving of the prisoners
5.
Canteen and telephone facilities should be extended as per the demand of the
prisoners.
4.
6.
7.
Open drains inside the jail should be covered to minimise the menace of
mosquitoes.
Sports ground should be developed so that prisoners can make use of them.
SSPs of all the districts in the State should be instructed to provide police
escorts to jail authorities so that the prisoners could be produced before the
courts on due dates and also sick prisoners may be sent on referral to higher
medical institution timely.
4.253 The report of the Investigation Division is under consideration of the Commission.
g)
28.
Electrocution Cases
Permanent Disability of a Student After Coming into Contact with Naked Electric Wires
Lying in Government Inter College, Kandikhal, Dehradun in the State of Uttarakhand
(Case No. 1941/35/11/2012)
4.254 The complainant alleged that Mr. Sandeep Panwar, a student of 8th Class, came into
contact with naked electric wires lying in the Govt. Inter College, Kandikhal and was injured
seriously due to electrocution. He was immediately admitted to Deen Dayal Upadhayay
Hospital in Dehradun, but the hospital authorities discharged him without providing proper
treatment. The doctors suspected 99% incapability of the student but the poor family was
unable to provide him required medical aid.
4.255 The Commission took cognizance of the complaint and called for a report from the
D.M., Tehri Garhwal, Uttrakhand and the Secretary, Education Department, Government of
Uttarakhand.
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