Kozhikode: District Judge and Chairperson of the Mental Health Monitoring Committee, P. Ragini on Monday visited the Government Mental Health Center in Kuthiravattam to take stock of the facilities and safety measures for the treatment of patients.
The visit was made in the wake of the latest incident in which an inmate at a mental health center was booked for the murder of a 30-year-old woman.
The District Judge, who is also the Chairperson of the District Legal Services Authority, will submit a report to the High Court detailing the security lapses faced by him in the institution and other problems faced by the patients. The lack of adequate number of hospital staff and building facilities is likely to be included in the report for further action.
A member of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission also visited the site to inspect the facilities and the strength of the existing staff. Panel members, who took suo moto cognizance of the visit, had remarked that the staff strength was inadequate to meet the needs of the patients. He had sought separate reports from the hospital superintendent and the district police chief (Kozhikode city) for action.