Minor Girl Allegedly Dies By Suicide In Govt Shelter Home: Allahabad High Court Seeks Details On Letter Plea Seeking CBI probe
Live LawThe Allahabad High Court on Friday sought details from the Uttar Pradesh Government of death of a 17-year-old minor while she was in a Nari Niketan in Prayagraj district, a government shelter home for women. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV was dealing with a letter petition seeking CBI probe into this matter, and the same has now been registered as a public interest litigation petition. The letter petition by Swadesh & Prayag legal Aid Clinic society and 4 other filed through Advocate Gaurav, had brought to the notice of the court the alleged custodial death of the minor girl. It has also been stated that a full-time lady police officer is posted at Shelter Home for the purpose of maintaining law and order and for the protection of females who are residing at Shelter Home and CCTV Cameras are also installed in the premises of Shelter Home and yet this incident took place and therefore, an inquiry has been demanded in the plea.