Kendrapara, July 25 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today directed the Principal Secretary of Odisha's Labour and Employment Department and the Angul District Magistrate to submit an additional report regarding the deaths of two workers in Angul district last year.
Acting on a complaint filed by human rights activist Akhand, the Commission ordered that the report be submitted by September 1, 2025.
According to the complaint, Raghu Hansda (28) and Medha Nag (31)-both residents of Redham village in Mayurbhanj district-died on September 13, 2024, while cleaning a septic tank in Nuahata village under Banarpal police station in Angul district.
The complainant cited the Supreme Court's landmark judgement in Safai Karamchari Ando...