Eagerly awaiting updates from your end. http://about.me/vjayakumar
On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 11:19 PM, Pavan Muntha <[email protected]> wrote: > X hey, I'm sorry for the confusion. I went through the report completely > now. I think she is in safe hands. I know the principal Secretary of woman > and child welfare of Telangana. Her name is Karina. I will speak to her > tomorrow to get the update from this end. I will also talk to Sreenivasulu > and give you the feedback. Mr Jagadeesh is a police officer. I think he's > the guy looking after her case. We don't need any court orders to treat a > person who is in need of healthcare. I am not in Hyderabad. But still, I > can get the work done through my friends. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 02-Jun-2017, at 9:02 PM, Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Pavan, > > I didn't understand this bit : "Secondly, I don't think we need any > "orders to any person in need of immediate health assistance. Thanks to Mr > Jagadeesh who is taking such steps to inquire into the matter." > > Could you clarify please? Also who is Mr. Jagadeesh? > > Also how about you and Srinivasulu and others in Hyderabad follow through > with this issue at the local level? > > - What does lady concerned want to do? (may need someone familiar with > her dialect.) > - What does police investigation reveal? > - What does NGO's internal investigation report? > - Are police engaging with homeless in a uniform way? > - If mentally ill people are residents in NGO, does NGO have > psychiatric nursing home / rehab centre license? > > - ..and so many more questions outlined in this slideshow's links > https://storify.com/vjayakumar/when-will-we-ever- > get-to-guarding-the-guardians > > <https://storify.com/vjayakumar/when-will-we-ever-get-to-guarding-the-guardians> > and also attached as a PDF. > > > This is latest update : > > 1 > > Aram Ghar case: Women and Child Welfare officials to look into state of > rehab centre > > *02nd June 2017 07:02 AM * > > *HYDERABAD:* Four days after the district legal services authority > (DLSA), Rangareddy rescued a woman who was discovered naked and chained in > the rehabilitation centre Aram Ghar, which is part of the Indian Council of > Social Welfare, officials from the Women and Child Welfare Department have > been deputed to observe the state of the centre and 120 others residing > there. > > Meanwhile, it has been two days that the victim was shifted to Kasturba > Gandhi National Memorial Trust(KGNMT) after getting diagnosed at a private > hospital. According to officials, she is adjusting to her new home. > > “She is eating her meals on time and also taking the prescribed medicines. > She is a bit drowsy but is calm and we are observing her,” informed V > Padmavathi, state in charge, KGNMT. She has been prescribed medicines for > the next 15 days. After the completion of this course of medicines, she > will be taken to the Institute of Mental Health just like the 47 others who > are under the care of KGNMT. > > Meanwhile, the women and child welfare department is awaiting a report on > the rehab centre. “Based on the report, which is likely to reach me in the > next two days, we will see what needs to be done with those who have been > living there. We want to ensure that they are safe and secure. We will see > if we they can be shifted to a better place,” informed Viziendra Boyi, > director of the department. > > The Cyberabad Police who registered a case on the rehab centre, under > Section 342 of IPC, for wrongful confinement of the woman, said that > inquiry in the case is still underway. > > http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/jun/ > 02/aram-ghar-case-women-and-child-welfare-officials-to- > look-into-state-of-rehab-centre-1611951.html > > 2 > > Woman who was found tied up in Hyderabad rehab centre recovering, no > arrests yet in the case > *Renuka was shifted from 'Aramghar', the home where she was left in the > deplorable condition, to the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust.* > > *June 02, 2017 - 14:55* > > *HYDERABAD : *Days after she was found tied up and sitting in her own > excreta in a Hyderabad rehab home, Renuka, alias Rinku, is slowly > recovering. > > On Wednesday, Renuka was shifted from 'Aramghar', the home where she was > left in the deplorable condition, to the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial > Trust (KGNMT) in the city. > > Speaking to The News Minute, P Padmavathi, the in-charge of KGNMT, said, > "She is getting much better. She is eating food by herself, moving around, > and even mingling a little bit with other inmates. However, she's still not > speaking complete sentences." > > Padmavathi also adds that the police visited Renuka along with members of > the Telangana State Legal Services Authority, which had taken up the case > after the media brought it to light. > > "She is presently on medication which will last for another 10 days or so, > after which we will consider taking her for psychiatric treatment. Since we > do not want the two treatments to clash, we will wait till she is > physically fit," Padmavathi says. > > When asked if there were any signs that showed violent behaviour, > Padmavathi said, "She has not been giving any problem or showing any signs > of violence. As soon as she was shifted, she seemed quite calm. She mostly > strolls around and sleeps when she wants to." > > Padmavathi adds that Renuka still seemed slightly disturbed, as she did > not make a lot of eye contact, and exhibited certain behaviour indicative > of an unsound mind. > > However, she has been very calm ever since she was shifted > > When asked how long she will stay at the home, Padmavathi says, "Till she > discloses her personal details and tells us where her family or some > caretaker is, we can't discharge her. It is tough to estimate how long it > will take, as she still gives conflicting views on how many family members > she has, and her background." > > "We have 47 mentally unsound women, of whom 16 are in the recovery phase, > while the remaining are in a severe condition. We are continuously > monitoring her and caretakers will note down when she talks. We are hoping > to see more progress soon," she added. > > The police, which registered a case against Aramghar under section 342 of > IPC after Renuka’s videos went viral, has not made any progress in the case. > > "We have registered a case, but we can't move forward till we record > Renuka's statement. We are waiting for her to recover, after which we will > proceed further and take legal advice," Inspector Jagadeeshwar from the > Mailardevpally police station told TNM. > > Meanwhile, reports add that officials from the Women and Child Welfare > Department were constantly monitoring the case, and are waiting a report > from Aramghar. > > “Based on the report, which is likely to reach me in the next two days, we > will see what needs to be done with those who have been living there. We > want to ensure that they are safe and secure. We will see if we they can be > shifted to a better place,” Viziendra Boyi, director of the department, > told The New Indian Express. > > *You can read our earlier report on Renuka, and all that she was put > through here: Tied up, stripped, forced to sit in her own excreta: Inhuman > treatment of woman at Hyd home > <http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tied-stripped-forced-sit-her-own-excreta-inhuman-treatment-woman-hyd-home-62844>* > > http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/woman-who-was-found- > tied-hyderabad-rehab-centre-recovering-no-arrests-yet-case-63035 > > > > --------------------------------------- > *VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR* > http://about.me/vjayakumar > > On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 10:07 PM, Pavan Muntha <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear all, I think this rehab Centre must be taken to task and should be >> told clearly that chaining under any circumstances is tautly unlawful. A >> penal action should be initiated against the centre. Secondly, I don't >> think we need any "orders to any person in need of immediate health >> assistance. Thanks to Mr Jagadeesh who is taking such steps to inquire into >> the matter. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 01-Jun-2017, at 9:30 PM, The Desi DISpatch <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Woman found chained at Hyderabad rehab centre >> >> *30th May 2017* >> >> *HYDERABAD:* Even as Cyberabad police has launched an inquiry into the >> case of a 32 year old woman found disrobed and chained at a >> rehabilitation centre in Aaram Ghar, the victim is still waiting to be >> moved from the centre. There are allegations that the woman was sexually >> assaulted by some persons, whom the victim does not recognise. >> >> According to Mailardevpally police inspector P Jagadeeshwar, the lady, a >> native of Bihar, was shifted to Aaram Ghar, a rehabilitation centre in >> 2014, when she was spotted roaming on the streets. Meanwhile, with the >> plight of the woman coming to light, the Telangana State Legal Services >> Authority >> intervened and directed that she be shifted to Kasturba Gandhi National >> Memorial Trust (KGNMT) in Hyder Shah Kote. However, officials at the >> home are still awaiting the court order so that they can provide the >> necessary care. >> >> “The issue came to our notice on Saturday night. However, we are waiting >> for the court order to shift the woman to KGNMT as it is a sensitive >> case. It seems that the woman is mentally unstable. Even to get her >> treated, there is a need for an order,” informed V Padmavathi, state head >> of KGNMT. >> >> While officials at the rehabilitation centre claimed that she was chained >> only because she was going out of control, Padmavathi pointed, “The fact >> that she was naked is highly questionable. Even if she displays >> hyperactive tendencies, not clothing her is a serious offence.” She is >> still awaiting the court order and is expecting the victim to be shifted >> by 10 am on Tuesday. >> >> The court order from the Rangareddy district Legal Services Authority >> (DLSA) came around 5 pm on Monday. “I have requested the home in Hyder >> Shah Kote to take her in. Conducting a medical check is priority to >> determine her mental condition,” said T Subhashini, Panel Advocate at DLSA >> RR. >> >> She also added that the rehab centre did not provide the help she needed. >> “She was spotted in the wee hours of the night and in the emergency >> situation shifted to the centre. All homeless in that area are generally >> shifted to that home as it is reputed and also takes in people. There are >> 110 people currently there,” added Subhashini. >> >> The RR DLSA also wrote to the State Legal Services Authority in Bihar. >> >> Meanwhile, the Cyberabad Police has filed a case under Section 342 of the >> IPC that punishes for wrongful confinement. “We started an inquiry and >> the victim has shared that she was chained quite often and also >> repeatedly molested by someone she does not recognise. While the ayah >> claims that she was chained only so that she can be calmed, we are >> looking into the matter,” Jagadeeshwar further informed. >> >> Section 23 of the Mental Health Act, 1987 states that every police >> officer in charge of a police station can take those found wandering at >> large within the limits of his station into protection, whom he has reason >> to believe to be mentally ill or incapable of taking care of himself. >> However, they should be produced before the nearest Magistrate within a >> period of twentyfour hours of taking him into such protection, which >> was not done in case of this victim >> >> http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2017/may/30 >> /woman-found-chained-at-hyderabad-rehab-centre-1610686.html >> >> <http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2017/may/30/woman-found-chained-at-hyderabad-rehab-centre-1610686.html> >> Woman found chained at Hyderabad rehab centre >> <http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2017/may/30/woman-found-chained-at-hyderabad-rehab-centre-1610686.html> >> www.newindianexpress.com >> Even as Cyberabad police has launched an inquiry into the case of a >> 32-year-old woman found disrobed and chained at a rehabilitation centre in >> Aaram Ghar, the victim is still waiting to be moved from >> >> Case of chained woman in Hyderabad home for disabled exposes state of >> mental health care in city >> >> >> *Rajitha S * >> 31st May 2017 >> >> *HYDERABAD:* The case of the young woman found naked and chained at a >> city home for the disabled has exposed the sorry state of affairs with >> regard to homelessness and mental health care in Hyderabad, if not in >> Telangana. The young woman, aged 32 according to the police, was “rescued” >> from the city streets by local cops on December 6, 2014. >> >> However, in blatant disregard to the Mental Health Act of 1987, the >> police failed to produce her before a magistrate the competent >> authority to decide whether a destitute person was in need of care and >> treatment within 24 hours, as stipulated by the Act. >> >> Instead, she was admitted to a Aramghar, a home for disabled persons run >> by Indian Council of Social Welfare, an NGO. After her plight came to >> light on Monday, police filed a case of wrongful confinement against the >> home, and on Tuesday evening, she was moved to the Centre run Kasturba >> Gandhi >> National Memorial Trust (KGNMT) facility, in Hyder Shah Kote. The >> Swadhar Gruha, as it is also called, is significantly >> overcrowded, housing 106 women against the mandated capacity of 30. >> Interestingly, the woman has still not been produced before a magistrate. >> >> It remains to be seen whether she will be produced before a magistrate on >> Wednesday. >> >> Meanwhile, Telangana, three years after bifurcation, still does not have >> a State Mental Health Authority as >> mandated by law to oversee implementation of the 1987 Act, and now, >> the new 2017 Act on Mental Health. >> >> >> <http://%20http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/may/31/no-one-should-be-left-in-a-home-or-centre-indefinitely-1611117.html> >> http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/may/31 >> /no-one-should-be-left-in-a-home-or-centre-indefinitely-1611117.html >> <http://%20http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/may/31/no-one-should-be-left-in-a-home-or-centre-indefinitely-1611117.html> >> >> >> ‘No one should be left in a home or centre indefinitely’ >> >> * Rajitha S* >> >> 31st May 2017 >> >> *HYDERABAD:* Confusion prevails in the case of the Aramghar woman even >> after her transfer to the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust on >> Tuesday. First, she was sent to meet a neuropsychiatrist >> at Asha Hospital. “Medical check up is priority to determine her mental >> condition. The state in which she was discovered is shocking and >> questionable. The doctor will be conducting all related tests on >> Wednesday and her treatment and medical aid will be take care of >> accordingly,” said Subhashini, panel advocate at the District Legal >> Services Authority, Ranga Reddy district. >> >> However, V Padmavathi, state head of KGNMT, said that as per norms, the >> woman will be accompanied by a counsellor and a medical check up will be >> conducted at the Institute of Mental Hospital. But, Subhashini stated >> that a doctor at the private hospital had volunteered to help in diagnosing >> the victim’s condition and hence the DLSA had decided to seek it as a >> second opinion. >> >> The young woman, forgotten by the State for three years, will now face a >> surfeit of mental health assessments, while still not being presented >> before a magistrate. >> >> Presence of a State Mental Health Authority, as mandated by law, may >> have helped matters. However, the Telangana State Mental Health >> Authority is yet to officially start functioning, according to Dr M >> Umashankar, superintendent, Institute of Mental Health. “After the state’s >> bifurcation in 2014, the Authority has been functioning informally as >> per requirement. I took charge last July and submitted a proposal. We are >> awaiting the government gazette for the same,” he said. >> >> The young woman had been admitted into Aramghar after she was spotted >> loitering by Mailardevpally Police late in the night in 2014. Police >> claimed that she ‘seemed’ mentally unstable and as part of the “regular >> practice” she was sent to the centre. However, police officials to whom >> Express >> spoke also claim they believed that she did not have a mental health >> problem which is why did not follow the procedure as per the 1987 Act. >> >> “In this particular case, at the time that she was spotted... her mental >> condition was not determined and hence she was only sent to the home,” >> said PV Padmaja, DCP, Shamshabad, adding that in other cases the police >> follows the procedure. She believes that once the woman was admitted to the >> home >> she became the home’s responsibility. However, why she needed to be >> admitted to a home, if she was not ill is unknown. >> >> Activists are aghast. “The (1987) law states that the officer who >> identifies the person is responsible for putting them in a temporary >> home and then within the next 24 hours ensuring that he or she is produced >> before a magistrate who, with a medical officer, determines the person’s >> mental condition and accordingly prescribes care and treatment. Now that >> this has not been done, the victim needs to be produced in front of a >> magistrate at least at this stage,” stressed Vaishnavi Jayakumar, mental >> health and disability rights activist. No individual can be left in any >> home or centre indefinitely, she pointed out. >> >> “The minute we spot a person or identify someone who seems mentally >> unstable, we decide how they should be treated. We just believe that >> there is no need to respect them as individuals,” Amita Dhanda, head of >> Centre for Disability Studies at NALSAR, pointed out. People proceed to >> take decisions for the mentally unstable, with the idea that they are >> being noble and good, she said. >> >> >> >> *What the new law says * >> Under Mental Healthcare Act of 2017, if police officer has reason to >> believe a person in station limits has a mental illness and is being >> ill-treated or neglected, he must report it to local Magistrate. The >> Magistrate >> may order the person to be taken to a public mental health facility for >> assessment and treatment. >> >> Magistrate could authorise admission of the person for not more than 10 >> days. In the case of a homeless person, police must file a missing >> person’s case and try trace the family before the person is sent for >> assessment. >> >> >> <http://%20http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/may/31/no-one-should-be-left-in-a-home-or-centre-indefinitely-1611117--1.html> >> http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/may/31 >> /no-one-should-be-left-in-a-home-or-centre-indefinitely-1611117--1.html >> <http://%20http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/may/31/no-one-should-be-left-in-a-home-or-centre-indefinitely-1611117--1.html> >> >> >> *WATCH! The video that started it all* >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGHI0Fdj3Qg> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGHI0Fdj3Qg >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGHI0Fdj3Qg> >> >> >> >> > <When will we ever get to guarding the guardians_.pdf> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. 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