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NHRC seeks report on labourer's death in Ajmer sewer pit collapse
New Delhi, July 26 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports regarding the death of a 50-year-old labourer who was buried alive while digging a sewer pit in the premises of a power house in Ajmer district of Rajasthan, on July 14.
The NHRC has issued notices to the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan and the Commissioner of Police, Ajmer, seeking a detailed report within two weeks, the Commission said in a statement today.
The Commission has observed that the contents, if true, raise a serious violation of human rights of the victim, the statement said.
The media report, published on July 15 had said that the victim was about 18 feet down when the soil suddenly caved in, completely burying him under it. Other labourers managed to escape. The police, along with Civil Defence personnel, reached the spot and took the victim out after an effort of about six to seven hours.
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