vi CONTENTS 4) Negligence of Public Authorities 147 24 Negligence on the Part of Jail Authorities Leads to the Death of an Inmate: Bihar (Case No.316S/4/1998-99) 147 25 Negligence on the Part of Police Leads to the Killing of Mahendra Pal Singh: Uttar Pradesh (Case No.39/24/97-98/ACD) 148 26 Death of a Girl in WIP Movement: Uttar Pradesh (Case No.1388/24/97-98) 150 27 Victim of Medical Negligence: Orissa (Case No.359/18/99-2000) 5) Bonded Labour 151 152 28 Release of Bonded Labourers and their Rehabilitation: Punjab (Case No.663/19/1999-2000) 152 29 Exploitation of Bonded Labour: Maharashtra (Case No.1173/13/1999-2000) 154 30 NHRC's Initiative Results in the Release of Bonded Labourers: Haryana (Case No.513/7/98-99) 155 31 Release of Bonded Labourers and their Rehabilitation: Uttar Pradesh (Case No.15178/24/99-98) 157 32 Release of 13 Bonded Child Labourers from a Carpet Factory in Allahabad District Uttar Pradesh (Case NO.20183/24/1999.-2000) 158 33 Exploitation of Migrant Labour: Punjab (Case No.700/19/97-98) 6) 160 Other Important Cases 161 34 Mass Cremation of Unidentified Dead Bodies by Punjab Police; Referral by Supreme Court (Case No.1/97/NHRC) 161 35 Killing of 35 Members of Sikh Community In Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir by Militants (Case No.206^/1999-2000) 164 36 Measures to Prevent Deaths due to Starvation: Orissa (Case N0.37/3/97-LD) 165 NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION