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New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a private bus carrying over 50 laborers in Rajasthan caught fire after they touched an 11 KV power cable, resulting in the death of two of them and injuries to 10 others.
The incident occurred on October 29 near Manoharpur village on the Jaipur-Delhi highway. The workers were going from Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh to a brick kiln in Rajasthan.
The Commission finds that the content of the news report, if true, raises serious issues of violation of human rights of the victims. Therefore, it has issued a notice to the Rajasthan Chief Secretary and Director General of Police seeking a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
According to a media report published on October 29, the bus was crossing an internal road near the village at the time of the incident.
Household items and gas cylinders kept on the roof of the packed bus touched the electrical wire.
In a separate case, the NHRC took suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 58-year-old woman died due to negligence by officials in maintaining a lift at a super specialty hospital in Jammu.
Reportedly, when she stepped into the hospital lift it suddenly started moving upwards at high speed, resulting in serious injuries.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human rights of the victim woman. Therefore, it has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, seeking a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
According to media reports published on November 6, it took about 15 minutes to remove him from the lift.
His relatives cited negligence on the part of the hospital and alleged that there was no lift operator or security guard present there. He also alleged that the authorities failed to display any warning signals about the technical issues of the malfunctioning lift.
The victim struggled in the ICU for five days before succumbing to her injuries.
–IANS
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