Agartala, Aug. 7 -- The Tripura Human Rights Commission (THRC) has launched a suo motu inquiry into the death of Mihir Lal Debnath, a truck driver who was trapped and alive inside his vehicle for over seven hours before he died.

The incident, which occurred near Teliamura, has been described by the commission as a result of "sheer criminal negligence, inaction, and incompetence" on the part of multiple government agencies.

According to the THRC, the accident took place around 2:30 AM when Debnath's cement-laden truck overturned on the Assam-Agartala highway. He was pinned by his crushed leg inside the cabin but remained conscious and screamed for help for more than seven hours.

The commission's order highlighted a series of failures by...