The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the railways and police chief of Jharkhand over the electrocution of six contract laborers while they were installing a truss pole to support the overhead railway power lines in Dhanbad rail division. The incident happened on May 29. The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report which claimed that the contractor had not taken steps to get the power supply blocked before starting the work. If true, the incident appears to violate the human rights of the workers. The Commission has asked for a detailed report within four weeks including the status of the FIR registered by the police, action taken against the remissness of the contractor and his supervisor, compensation if granted to the next of kin of the deceased, and the action against delinquent officers for their supervisory lapse.
NHRC Notice to Railways and Jharkhand Police Chief Over Electrocution of 6 Contract Labourers in India
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