In her criticism, Ms. Sharma stated she was compelled to hunt the Commission’s intervention as her repeated representations to authorities authorities, together with the Chief Minister, Mumbai Collector, and Police Commissioner, have gone unanswered. Despite an in depth petition submitted on July 11, 2024, looking for pressing medical and monetary assist, the household has obtained “no significant help.”
On December 24, 2023, violence broke out in Chunabhatti when rival gangs opened fireplace, killing and injuring a number of folks. Trisha, then returning house, was struck by a stray bullet that precipitated extreme harm to her hand. “The damage has led to everlasting harm, shattering her dream of turning into a pilot and leaving her bodily and emotionally scarred,” Ms. Sharma stated.
An FIR was lodged at Chunabhatti Police Station underneath provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), and a chargesheet has since been filed towards the accused. However, Ms. Sharma argued that progress in prosecution has not translated into reduction for the sufferer’s household.
Belonging to a financially distressed family, her husband works as a barber whereas she is a homemaker, Ms. Sharma stated they can not afford the costly medical remedy wanted for his or her daughter’s rehabilitation. “The inaction and neglect represent a violation of my daughter’s proper to life and liberty underneath Article 21 and equal safety underneath Article 14 of the Constitution,” she stated in her criticism.
She additionally identified that the state has failed its obligations underneath the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, in addition to worldwide commitments underneath the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), to which India is a signatory.
Advocate Hitendra D. Gandhi, representing the case, stated, “The grievance is two-fold — first, the State did not cease such violence and is subsequently liable to pay compensation, and second, it has ignored the struggling of the sufferer. This incident is a case of organised crime, and the State had all of the means to stop it however failed in its duty. We have approached the Human Rights Commission in order that the involved State equipment is held accountable underneath the regulation. Today, we sought time to file rejoinder. We may even transfer an utility to make the principal secretary and collector social gathering on this matter.”
The criticism urges the MHRC to direct quick medical and monetary help, together with compensation for the irreversible hurt precipitated to the kid.
Published – September 24, 2025 07:45 am IST
