Lucknow, July 17 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notice to the UP government over 55 children sustaining burns after a high-tension wire fell in a primary school in Balrampur on Monday.
Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports that 55 children suffered burns in the incident in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur on Monday, the NHRC issued notices to the Chief Secretary and chairman of Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited calling for a detailed report within four weeks. There were at least 100 children in the school when the tragedy struck.
An NHRC communique released on Tuesday evening said that the contents of news reports, if true, raised serious issues of human rights violation. The commission sought to know about t...