Asha Kiran: Dead inmates' tissue samples sent to forensic lab after 3 yrs

Delhi | Saturday | 11th February, 2017

Summary:

"Ideally, viscera samples should be immediately deposited and given for testing. Since 2001, 600 inmates have died in Asha Kiran and today 900 inmates are being taken care of by 215 staff when over 500 are required. Following this, Delhi Chief Secretary MM Kutti, Secretary of Social Welfare Department, Dilraj Kaur, and Director DK Mishra visited Asha Kiran on Thursday. In many cases, the viscera and tissue samples were reportedly not deposited to FSL/Histopathology department for many months due to which the cases got delayed," the letter said. In the letter, he has directed the Department of Forensic Medicine to provide the report within three days of the post-mortem..