Asha Kiran inmate dies

A 22-year-old inmate of Asha Kiran, a home for disabled people, died after having a seizure attack on Saturday.

A 22-year-old inmate of Asha Kiran, a home for disabled people, died after having a seizure attack on Saturday.

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Delhi social welfare minister Kiran Walia said the inmate died a ‘natural’ death and there was ‘no negligence on the part of the administration’.

“His was a case of extreme mental retardation, and he suffered frequent seizures. Such people do not live beyond 25 years. His condition had started deteriorating of late,” said a senior official from the Delhi government.