LUCKNOW/MEERUT, Aug. 10 -- 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. The Commission, on August 8, sought a detailed report within two weeks. The notice stated that the report from UP should detail the status of the investigation and specify whether any compensation has been provided to the victims' next of kin. The incident occurred on August 3, when three children drowned after falling into a pit that had been dug around 40 days earlier, left unsecured, and had filled with rainwater. The NHRC noted that, if accurate, the details in the news report raise a serious issue of violation of the human rights of the victim children. htc...