Bengaluru quarry tragedy: NHRC issues notice to Karnataka govt, seeks report in 2 weeks

New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The NHRC on Monday said it has issued a notice to the Karnataka government over the death of seven migrant labourers on July 2 in a quarry tragedy in Bengaluru and sought a detailed report from it in two weeks. Taking note of media reports that the incident indicated negligence by the quarry owner, the National Human Rights Commission has observed that the content of the news reports, if true, raises serious issues of violation of human rights. The seven labourers, including five from Madhya Pradesh, were killed when a massive granite rock had slid from the top and fell on them at the quarry in Karnataka, a police official earlier said and blamed "negligence" for the fatal incident. The NHRC has taken "suo motu cognisance of a media report that at least seven migrant labourers died and five others were injured when a massive granite rock fell on them at a quarry in Bengaluru, Karnataka on July 2". Reportedly, the incident indicated negligence by the quarry owner. About 16 labourers were on the site when the incident occurred, it said in a statement. Therefore, it has issued a notice to the chief secretary of the Karnataka government, seeking a detailed report in two weeks. According to the media reports, two stone crushers were operating in the area where the incident happened. The investigations are going on to find the exact cause behind the incident. PTI KND KVK KVK