Atishi orders probe into deaths of 14 inmates of Asha Kiran shelter home in Delhi's Rohini

Delhi minister Atishi on Friday directed the Revenue Department to initiate a magisterial inquiry into the deaths of 14 inmates of the Asha Kiran shelter home in northwest Delhi’s Rohini and submit a report within 48 hours.

Asha Kiran is a Delhi government-run facility for “mentally challenged” and comes under its Social Welfare Department. The department is currently without a head following the resignation of Raaj Kumar Anand.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently lodged in Tihar jail, has not assigned the charge of the department to any minister.