Ludhiana, Dec. 4 -- The Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has taken suo motu notice of an incident in which a 10-year-old boy slipped into an open sewer manhole in Golden Avenue Colony, Jagirpur Road. The commission has directed the municipal corporation commissioner to submit a detailed report before the next hearing scheduled for January 22.

The matter reached the panel after activist Arvind Sharma filed a complaint on October 27, highlighting what he described as a "serious lapse in public safety." According to residents, on October26 the child fell into the manhole that had been left uncovered during routine sewer cleaning. A local resident immediately pulled him out, preventing what could have turned into a major tragedy....