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Rights body seeks report on Dalit woman's death
By Indo Asian News Service
Patna, Aug 12 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed report on the death of a Dalit woman who reportedly died of thirst in a Bihar village this summer. Dukhani Devi, in her mid 60s, died at Manjhi Tola in Pandri village of the state's Gaya district, about 100 km from Patna, in May. Her son Rajendra Manjhi and villagers allege that she died due to extreme thirst. However, the local administration and the state government denied this and termed it as death due to old-age illness. By Rajesh Kumar, Section News Posted on Sat Aug 12, 2006 at 12:29:52 AM EST
The NHRC directed the district administration to submit a detailed report about the cause of Dukhani's death after an Orissa-based organisation filed a complaint.
'The NHRC has given four weeks time to submit the report,' said a district official Saturday. A team of district officials visited Manjhi Tola Friday to inquire about the case. Manjhi tola is a cluster of around 40 huts of the poor Musahar community. According to Rajendra, a cycle-rickshaw puller at Gaya town, his mother Dukhani lived alone in their house. He said Dukhani was forced to go without water this summer after the only hand pump in the village went dry. The water in the village well, he said, was not fit for consumption and villagers had to travel far in search of water. Dukhani had to go without water as she has difficulty in walking. Rajendra added that there was nobody in the house who could fetch her a glass of water and neighbours ignored her, as water is considered too precious to share in this drought-prone area. Copyright Indo-Asian News Service
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