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Rajasthan Govt Suspends 6 Officials In Rehabilitation Home Deaths Case

Rajasthan Govt Suspends 6 Officials In Rehabilitation Home Deaths Case
JAIPUR, INDIA - MAY 27: Cabinet Minister Arun Chaturvedi speak to media persons after talks with Gujjar delegation regarding reservations at administrative secretariat on May 27, 2015 in Jaipur, India. The Gujjar community is demanding the 5 percent quota for themselves in Government jobs. 13-member Gujjar delegation and the ministerial committee helds talk for 4 hours but reached at no conclusion. Delhi-Mumbai railway line in Bharatpur, the Agra-Jaipur national highway in Dausa and a state highway in Sawaimadhopur continue to be blocked by agitators since May 21. (Photo by Himanshu Vyas/Hindustan Times via Getty Images )
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JAIPUR, INDIA - MAY 27: Cabinet Minister Arun Chaturvedi speak to media persons after talks with Gujjar delegation regarding reservations at administrative secretariat on May 27, 2015 in Jaipur, India. The Gujjar community is demanding the 5 percent quota for themselves in Government jobs. 13-member Gujjar delegation and the ministerial committee helds talk for 4 hours but reached at no conclusion. Delhi-Mumbai railway line in Bharatpur, the Agra-Jaipur national highway in Dausa and a state highway in Sawaimadhopur continue to be blocked by agitators since May 21. (Photo by Himanshu Vyas/Hindustan Times via Getty Images )

JAIPUR -- The Rajasthan Government on Sunday suspended two deputy directors, one coastal superintendent, one caretaker and two doctors in connection with the death of 11 people, including seven children, living in a state-run rehabilitation home.

Rajasthan's Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Arun Chaturvedi said they are monitoring this case and have formed an enquiry committee to be headed by the Principal Secretary.

"We are monitoring this issue. We have suspended two deputy directors, one coastal superintendent, one caretaker and two doctors. We have formed an enquiry committee to be headed by the Principal Secretary. We will do a long term planning after they submit their report," Chaturvedi told ANI.

We have formed an enquiry committee to be headed by Principal secretary,will do long term planning after their report:Arun Chaturvedi

— ANI (@ANI_news) May 1, 2016

Taking a strong exception to the episode, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has issued instructions for strict action against all government officials responsible for the incident.

Raje, who held a high-level meeting on this issue with state's Health Minister Rajendra Rathore, Arun Chaturvedi and Chief Secretary C.S. Rajan, said even senior officers, if found responsible, would not be spared.

Eleven people with special needs, who were staying at a government-run home in Rajasthan's Jamdoli, were reported dead after allegedly drinking contaminated water.

Another three children were admitted in critical condition at a hospital.

Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of media reports of death of children with special needs and issued notices to the Raje-led government.

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