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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The NHRC has sought a report within two weeks from the Gujarat government and the Ahmedabad police chief on the death of two workers when a rooftop advertisement hoarding collapsed on them last month. An official gave this information on Monday.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that two workers were killed and one seriously injured when an advertisement hoarding fell from the roof of a seven-storey building in Bopal area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat on September 27, the official said in a statement.
The Commission found that the contents of the media report, if true, raise serious issues of human rights violations.
“Therefore, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Gujarat and the Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad, seeking a detailed report on the matter within two weeks,” the statement said.
According to media reports on September 29, about 15 workers were installing a hoarding on a residential building about 80 feet above the ground when it collapsed.
Of the ten workers who fell, two died, while one was seriously injured, and seven others suffered minor injuries. The report said that the injured have been admitted to the hospital for treatment.
In a separate case, the NHRC took suo motu cognizance of two separate incidents in Madhya Pradesh involving branding and electric shock deaths of children.
The commission had issued a notice to senior district officials on October 7, seeking a detailed report within two weeks.
The first incident reported from Jhabua district involved three children suffering from pneumonia, who were allegedly stabbed with a hot iron rod by a local doctor. What is shocking is that the parents themselves took their children to doctors, believing in traditional practices rather than medical treatment.
In a separate tragedy, two children aged 8 and 10 lost their lives after being electrocuted while playing inside a Durga Puja pandal in Jabalpur district. The incident occurred on September 24 when children came in contact with an iron pipe, which was carelessly wired with electricity by the pandal organisers.
–IANS
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