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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) connected Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the beverage adulteration lawsuit that has claimed 16 lives truthful acold successful Rajamahendravaram since February.
According to an authoritative merchandise issued by the NHRC, it besides served notices connected Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary G. Sai Prasad and Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta, seeking a study wrong 2 weeks connected the wellness presumption of the survivors, probe into the incident, and compensation, if any, offered by the State authorities to the families of the adjacent of kin of the deceased.
Twenty persons, mostly aged radical and 3 infants, suffered acute renal nonaccomplishment allegedly aft consuming beverage supplied by a vendor connected February 15 and 16 astatine assorted locations successful Rajamahendravaram.
“Reportedly, the beverage was adulterated with a toxic substance identified arsenic ethylene glycol,which caused multi-organ failure. The suspected root of contamination has been traced to a dairy successful Narsapuram village, which was supplying beverage to much than 100 households successful the area. The Commission has observed that the deaths rise superior issues of quality rights violations of the victims,” the merchandise stated.
As of March 26, lone 1 unfortunate survived and was discharged from hospital, portion 3 were inactive battling for beingness successful backstage hospitals successful Rajamahendravaram.
The State authorities has been offering escaped aesculapian attraction to the victims and has deployed a squad of adept doctors to dainty them.
