New Delhi, June 2 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a nine-year-old girl victim of rape and brutal physical assault died at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on June 1 amid allegations that she was left waiting in an ambulance for several hours before getting a bed to start her treatment.
The Commission issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Bihar, calling for a detailed report in the matter within two weeks.
The minor girl was victimised in Muzaffarpur district of the state on May 26 and was brought to the hospital in a critical condition on May 30.
The Commission, after examining the contents of the news report, said it ra...