The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the State Government for an action-taken report (ATR) regarding the compensation paid to the next of kin of a farmer, who was killed due to electrocution.
The commission has further directed the Energy Department Additional Secretary to take action against the officials responsible for the death within six weeks.
The order came upon a case filed by rights campaigner Subash Mohapatra, whose petition stated that one Shyam Sunder Sahu (55), a resident of Achhada village under Khunta police station in Mayurbhanj district died of electrocution on September 13, 2013 while he was on his way to his farm land. He came in contact with the electricity wire at Ghghara village got electrocuted and died on the spot.
Pursuant to the direction, the Energy Department Additional Secretary submitted his report in which he stated that Deputy Electrical Inspector Rajkishore Mohanta, Deputy Manager (Electrical), Sumanta Kumar Sahoo, JM Electrical, Manatri and Sunit Kumar Mohanty, JM Electrical, Barasahi were responsible for the accident.
“The report is silent regarding the action taken against the officials due to whose negligence the incident occurred and compensation paid to the next of kin of the deceased Shyam Sunder Sahu” the commission observed.