Chaining Of Mentally Ill People

The centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that 17 people believed to be mentally ill, who were chained in a "dargah" in Uttar Pradesh, have been released.

Following the displeasure shown by the Supreme Court over the chaining of mentally-ill persons in a faith-based mental asylum in the , the district administration freed 22 persons today and handed them over to their family members

Chaining mentally ill people cannot be allowed, the Supreme Court said today while terming as "atrocious" and "inhuman" such conduct in a faith-based mental asylum in Uttar Pradesh.

The centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that 17 people believed to be mentally ill, who were chained in a "dargah" in Uttar Pradesh, have been released.

Following the displeasure shown by the Supreme Court over the chaining of mentally-ill persons in a faith-based mental asylum in the , the district administration freed 22 persons today and handed them over to their family members

Chaining mentally ill people cannot be allowed, the Supreme Court said today while terming as "atrocious" and "inhuman" such conduct in a faith-based mental asylum in Uttar Pradesh.