13Photo© hindustantimes.comAtishi orders probe into deaths of 14 inmates of Asha Kiran shelter home
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Delhi minister Atishi on Friday directed the Revenue Department to initiate a magisterial inquiry into the deaths of 14 inmates of the Asha Kiran shelter home in northwest Delhi's Rohini and submit a report within 48 hours.
Asha Kiran is a Delhi government-run facility for "mentally challenged" and comes under its Social Welfare Department. The department is currently without a head following the resignation of Raaj Kumar Anand.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently lodged in Tihar jail, has not assigned the charge of the department to any minister.
“ We talked to the inmates, and staff, and made several videos of the mismanagement in the shelter homes. All the details will be contained in the report,
Kuldeep Kumar,
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“ At least 3 people are dying every month. The children are dying from starvation as well,
Rekha Sharma,
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“ For years, the Asha Kiran shelter home run by the Delhi government has lost all asha (hope). People are suffering and dying in it and the Delhi government does nothing, nothing at all. Taking…
Rekha Sharma,
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“ It is very shocking to hear such bad news in the Capital city of Delhi and we cannot tolerate such kind of lapses, if found true. This is a very serious issue and needs to be thoroughly investigated,
Atishi Marlena,
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