India, March 13 -- Inquiry finds human rights violations, corruption in patient care

A probe by a five-member committee appointed by the public health department in January this year has unearthed massive financial irregularities, human rights' violations, and patient neglect at the Regional Mental Hospital (RMH), Pune - one of India's largest mental health institutions.

The probe report - submitted by the committee to the deputy director of health services, Dr Radhakishan Pawar, on Wednesday and accessed and viewed by Hindustan Times - has revealed that over Rs.1.24 crore in government funds were misused, affecting critical services such as patient care, sanitation, and food supply. The probe has found that patients were forced to live...