LUCKNOW/MEERUT, Aug. 9 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has requested a report from the Uttar Pradesh director general of police (DGP) and state's chief secretary regarding the death of three children who fell into an open pit in Meerut district.

Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports, the NHRC has issued notices to the CS and DGP of Uttar Pradesh over the deaths of three children, aged 8-9, who drowned on August 3 in a six-foot-deep pit allegedly left open by a builder during construction in a newly developed colony in Meerut district. The Commission, on August 8, sought a detailed report within two weeks.

The notice stated that the report from Uttar Pradesh should detail the status of the investigation and specify w...