National Human Rights Commission: On 17-11-2025, the National Human Rights Commission (‘NHRC’) took suo motu cognizance of the reported death of two persons and injuries to ten others onboard a private bus which caught fire after touching an overhead high-tension wire in Manoharpur village, Rajasthan on 29-10-2025.
As per the media reports, the bus was overloaded with about 50 labourers travelling from Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh to a brick kiln in Rajasthan. The incident occurred when household goods and gas cylinders kept on the roof of the overcrowded bus came into contact with an 11 KV live wire while crossing an internal road near the village.
Two labourers lost their lives, while ten others sustained injuries.
NHRC observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raised serious issues of human rights violations of the victims. Accordingly, the NHRC issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Rajasthan, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.