Overview

• The NHRC took suo motu cognisance of a media report that three children drowned on August 3 after falling into a six-foot-deep construction pit in Meerut.
• Officials say the builder excavated the pit about 40 days earlier and left it unfilled, allowing rainwater to accumulate.
• Notices have been sent to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary and the state’s Director General of Police with a two-week deadline.
• The commission’s directive requires details on the investigation status, any compensation provided and steps to prevent similar accidents.
• This move underscores the NHRC’s expanded role in holding state authorities accountable for alleged human rights violations.