The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action-taken report (ATR) from the Chief Secretary within eight weeks in connection with the death of one Ramesh Chandra Bhadra due to electric shock on July 6 this year. The direction came in response to a petition filed by Human Rights Watch secretary Sangita Swain.
According to the complainant, though the deceased had lodged a complaint with the CESU, Chandrasekharpur regarding hanging of electric wire and appealed to the authorities for its repair, but the authorities did not pay any heed resulting in his death. The petitioner has requested to the commission to initiate criminal/disciplinary/departmental proceedings against the concerned authorities, besides demanding a compensation of `20 lakh to the kin of the deceased.