New Delhi, June 25 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding a 17-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death at a government-run juvenile home in Majnu Ka Tila area here and directed Delhi Chief Secretary and the Commissioner of Police to submit comprehensive reports within three weeks.

The incident reportedly occurred on June 17, when the teenager sustained critical injuries after an alleged assault by two other inmates during a scuffle over using the bathroom.

According to police, the altercation broke out over access to the washroom. The victim had gone to bathe when a dispute ensued with another juvenile, leading to a violent clash in which a second inmate also became...