Overview

• A YSR Congress Party delegation led by Araku MP Tanuja Rani met NHRC Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian in New Delhi to request a Special Investigation Team.
• Justice Ramasubramanian assured the delegation the matter would be taken up for inquiry.
• Reports cite more than 170 students infected at Kurupam Gurukul School in Parvathipuram Manyam district, with two deaths identified as Anjali and Kalpana.
• YSRCP leaders accused the TDP–NDA state government of negligence and criticized senior officials for what they called an insensitive response.
• The delegation sought immediate medical screening across Gurukul and Ekalavya schools, ₹25 lakh ex gratia for each bereaved family, and a time‑bound probe to identify negligent officials and fix drinking‑water and health‑audit lapses.