New Delhi, Oct 6, 2025

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that two children, aged 8 and 10 years, died due to electrocution while playing inside a Durga Puja pandal in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur.

Reportedly, the incident occurred on September 24, when the children came in contact with an iron pipe that had become electrically charged due to alleged negligent wiring by the organisers of the pandal.

The apex human rights body has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights.

The NHRC has issued notices to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary and the Superintendent of Police, Jabalpur, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.

The report is expect

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