New Delhi- The NHRC on Monday said it has issued a notice to the Jammu and Kashmir administration and the UT's police chief over reported negligence of authorities of a super speciality hospital in not maintaining a lift that led to the death of an old woman.

Reportedly, the lift abruptly started moving upwards at a high speed when she stepped into it, resulting in serious injuries to her, the National Human Rights Commission said.

The victim struggled in the ICU for five days before succumbing to her injuries, the report said.

The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that alleged negligence of authorities in not maintaining the lift at a super speciality hospital in Jammu resulted in the death of a 58-year-old woman, it said in a statement.

The commission has observed that the content of the news report, if true, raises serious issues of violation of human rights.

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