NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA (Case No. 17823/24/55/2017) g) i. The complainant Kirti Kamal had alleged that he and his two associates were remanded to judicial custody and taken to District Prison, Mirzapur on 16.05.2017. At the time of their search, three police personnel took away the money found in the pockets of his two associates. In the evening when the complainant enquired about the money he was slapped, abused by caste names and threatened. ii. The reports received from the authorities, pursuant to the Commission’s directions in the matter, revealed that the allegations have been found true against Durgesh Kumar Tiwari, Jail Warder, and he was penalized by non-payment of increment of current year without affecting the future increments. The Commission after perusal of records vide its proceedings dated 25.11.2019 recommended an interim compensation of Rs. 50,000/(Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) each to be paid to the complainants Kirti, Sanjay and Kamal Kishore Singh for the violation of their Human Rights. The Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh has been directed to submit a compliance report along with the proof of payment within 8 weeks. The compliance report is awaited. Electrocution Cases 20. Fifty Five school children suffered burn injuries as a high-tension wire fell on the government primary school in Utraula Tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh. (Case No. 19262/24/11/2019) 72 i. The Commission came across a news item published in the ‘Tribune’ in its 16.07.2019, edition, under caption “55 kids hurt as high-tension wire snaps”, stating that 55 school children have suffered burn injuries as a high-tension wire fell on the government primary school where they were studying. The incident occurred in Utraula Tehsil of the District Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh. It was mentioned in the news report that there were at least 100 children in the school when the wire snapped and fell on the school building, sending an electric current through the building. ii. The District Magistrate, Balrampur reportedly terminated the services of a contractual lineman and also placed a skilled coolie under suspension. A departmental inquiry was also proposed against the Junior Engineer concerned. The news report further reveals that the Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh has asked the Project Director of the Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited to ascertain the cause of the accident and submit a report within 24 hours. iii. While taking suo motu cognizance of the matter on 16.07.2019, the Commission observed that so far as the State of Uttar Pradesh is concerned, this is not the single incident which has come to its notice and the Commission has recommended ex-gratia relief to the victims in a number of cases and has been insisting the state government and ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20