New Delhi, July 26 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, on Saturday, has taken suo motu cognisance of a tragic incident reported in Ajmer district, Rajasthan, where a 50-year-old labourer lost his life while digging a sewer pit inside the campus of a power house.

The accident occurred on July 14 when the victim, along with other workers, was engaged in excavating a 30-foot-deep pit.

The media reported on July 15 that the man was approximately 18 feet down when the soil around him suddenly collapsed, burying him alive. While his fellow labourers managed to escape, he remained trapped, prompting an emergency response.

Police and Civil Defence personnel reached the site and launched an intense rescue effort that lasted n...