Rohtak, Jan. 29 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has found the Hansi police investigation into the deaths of two workers during sewer cleaning at a hotel in October last year to be biased, suspicious and a "well-planned attempt" to shield the real culprits.

The rights panel-headed by chairperson Justice Lalit Batra, along with members Kuldip Jain and Deep Bhatia-made the observations after examining the police report on the deaths of Virender and Sombir, who died while cleaning a hotel sewer line on October 18 in Hansi district.

In its order, the panel stated unequivocally that the direction of the investigation and the documents placed on record clearly point to a deliberate effort to divert liability. It flagged the hotel...