National Human Rights Commission
NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of two and injuries to ten others onboard a private bus which caught fire after touching an overhead high-tension wire in Rajasthan's Manoharpur village
Issues notices to the state Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks
The bus was overloaded with 50 labourers going from Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh to a brick kiln in Rajasthan
Posted On:
17 NOV 2025 6:02PM by PIB Delhi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a private bus carrying over 50 labourers caught fire after touching an overhead 11 KV power cable resulting in the death of two of them and injuries to ten others. The incident happened near Manoharpur village on the Jaipur-Delhi highway on 29th October 2025. The labourers were travelling from Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh to a brick kiln in Rajasthan.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human rights of the victims. Therefore, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Rajasthan, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
According to the media report, carried on 29th October 2025, the bus was crossing an internal road near the village at the time of the incident. Household goods and gas cylinders kept on the roof of the overcrowded bus touched the live wire.
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