New Delhi, June 1 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday said it has issued notices to Jharkhand DGP and Chairman of the Railway Board over the reported electrocution of six labourers while working on a rail power project in Dhanbad.
Taking suo motu cognizance of a media report that six contract labourers were electrocuted while installing a truss pole to support the overhead railway power line near Nichitpur railway crossing, on the Dhanbad-Gaya section in Dhanbad rail division, on May 29, the Rights body asked for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks.
The Commission said the report should include the status of the FIR registered by the police, action taken against the remissness of the contractor and his supervisor as well as compensation, if any, granted to the next of kin of the deceased persons.