Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The notices have also been issued to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Uttarakhand calling for a detailed report in the instant case of the death of an inmate at the Dehradun Rehab Centre. India News | NHRC Issues Notice to Centre, States, UTs over Reported Deaths of Inmates in Private Drug De-addiction Centres.
Taking suo moto cognizance of a report of yet another death of an inmate at a private drug de-addiction centre, which is the third such incident in the recent past, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre, States and Union Territories over the reported deaths of inmates due to alleged torture in private drug de-addiction centres.