Date: 2025-06-02Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of a minor victim of rape and brutal physical assault due to alleged delayed treatment at PMCH, Bihar
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report concerning the death of a nine-year-old rape victim at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), Bihar, on June 1, 2025. The report alleges delayed treatment, with the victim reportedly waiting in an ambulance for several hours before receiving a bed. The NHRC has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Bihar, requesting a detailed report within two weeks, citing potential human rights violations. The victim was assaulted in Muzaffarpur district on May 26, 2025, and brought to the hospital on May 30, 2025. The media report also indicates the perpetrator had previously committed a similar offense.
Key Entities Referenced
National Human Rights Commission: A human rights organization in India, also referred to as NHRC, India.
NHRC: Abbreviation for National Human Rights Commission, India.
India: The country in which the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is located.
PMCH, Bihar: Patna Medical College and Hospital, located in Bihar, India; where the victim allegedly experienced delayed treatment.
Bihar: A state in India where the incident occurred and where PMCH is located.
Chief Secretary: A government official in Bihar, who is to receive a notice from the NHRC.
DGP, Bihar: Director General of Police of Bihar, who is to receive a notice from the NHRC.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - the source of the posted information.
1st June, 2025: Date of the media report regarding the victim's death.
Patna Medical College and Hospital: Hospital in Bihar where the victim died, also referred to as PMCH.
Muzaffarpur district: District in Bihar where the victim was victimized.
26th May, 2025: Date on which the victim was victimized in Muzaffarpur district.
30th May, 2025: Date on which the victim was brought to the hospital.
Director General of Police: A government official in Bihar, who is to receive a notice from the NHRC; also referred to as DGP, Bihar.
NSK Release ID: 2133327: A release identification number associated with the news report.
National Human Rights Commission
NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the
reported death of a minor victim of rape and brutal
physical assault due to alleged delayed treatment at
PMCH, Bihar
Issues notices to the Chief Secretary and the DGP,
Bihar, calling for a detailed report in the matter within
two weeks
Posted On: 02 JUN 2025 5:43PM by PIB Delhi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report
that on 1st June, 2025, a nine-year-old girl victim of rape and brutal physical assault died at the Patna Medical
College and Hospital (PMCH), Bihar amid allegations that she was left waiting in an ambulance for several
hours before getting a bed to start her treatment. She was victimized in Muzaffarpur district of the state on
26th May, 2025 and was brought to the hospital in a critical condition on 30th May, 2025.
The Commission has examined that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of
human rights. Therefore, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Bihar,
calling for a detailed report in the matter within two weeks.
According to the media report, carried on 1st June, 2025, the same perpetrator had earlier committed the same
offence with another 12 year-old-girl and had attempted to kill her.
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NSK
(Release ID: 2133327)