SC 'shocked' over 34 deaths at relief camps in Manipur
New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed shock over 34 unnatural deaths at the camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, questioning the state's failure to pursue investigations by registering criminal cases and conducting post-mortem examinations.
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana directed the state chief secretary to file an affidavit on incidents in camps, especially of unnatural deaths.
A three-member court-appointed justice (retd) Gita Mittal-led committee, overseeing relief and rehabilitation in Manipur, told the bench that it found the chief secretary's response unsatisfactory after the panel sought it following a news report...
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