NHRC issues notice to Chhattisgarh government over death of 285 inmates in different jails of State in four years

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) connected Thursday (March 26, 2026) issued a announcement to Chhattisgarh authorities implicit decease of 285 inmates successful antithetic jails of the State implicit the past 4 years.

According to reports, a highest fig of 90 deaths of inmates took spot successful the State successful 2022 and 66 inmates during January 2025 to 31st January 2026. The authorities successful the Assembly cited termination and chronic ailments arsenic the reasons down the inmates’ death.

The committee besides cited media reports which stated mediocre conditions of situation successful the authorities particularly successful presumption of overcrowding which is starring to accrued dispersed of infections and intelligence accent among the inmates. Most prisons are facing a shortage of doctors and psychiatrists to be to the prisoners for aesculapian treatment, reports said.

Observing that contented raises superior issues of usurpation of quality rights of the victims, NHRC issues announcement to Chief Secretary and the Director General of Prisons, Chhattisgarh, calling for a elaborate study connected the substance wrong 2 weeks. It is expected to see information regarding alleged overcrowding successful the jails, vacant posts of the doctors and the steps being taken by the State Government to code the issue.