NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA A.M. a boy named Ketan, aged 11 years of Government Senior Secondary School, Charuri, was initially said to have fallen on ground while playing in school premises. The injured boy was taken by school staff to Civil Hospital, Nurpur and his mother was informed about the incident. The first aid was provided by the doctor of Civil Hospital, Nurpur and wherefrom the patient was shifted to Government Medical College, Tanda on the same day. Further necessary treatment was given at Tanda Medical College and was referred to higher institution for further management. The victim succumbed to injuries on the way and was declared dead at Tanda Medical Hospital on 15.05.19. The postmortem of the deceased was conducted on 16.05.19. The report further revealed that during preliminary investigation, statements of school staff, mother of the deceased and eight other students were recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. Statements of the School peon and two locals were also recorded. In the course of investigation, it was found that the deceased was a class 6th student while the child in conflict with the law was a class 10th student. Nothing came up in the investigation that the child in conflict with the law had knowledge that the deceased belonged to SC/ST. FSL examination was done by team on 22.05.19. During the course of investigation Section 201 IPC was added. iii. The Commission, on consideration of aforesaid report, found that prima facie due to negligence of authorities at a Government run School, a precious young human life was lost. The Commission observed that the right to life of the victim was grossly violated and accordingly issued a notice under Section 18 of the PHRA, 1993 to the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh to show cause as to why a sum of Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs Only) should not be recommended to be paid as monetary compensation to NoK of the deceased Ketan. iv. In response to the show cause notice, Additional Secretary to the Government of Himachal Pradesh vide letter dated 21.09.19 informed that a sum of Rs. 4,00,000/- (Rupees Four Lakhs Only), as immediate gratuitous relief, had already been paid to the mother of the deceased Ketan on 28.05.2019. v. Upon perusal of the report, the Commission expressed the view that no further intervention of the Commission is required in the matter and while taking reports on record, closed the case. 24. Death of 21 tourists, when the boat carrying them capsized near Pavitra Sangamam Ghat in Vijayawada due to negligence on the part of Govt. authorities (Case No. 1095/1/10/2017) i. 76 The Commission received a complaint from Shri Bezawada Abhisagar alleging that the tourist boat carrying about 38 persons capsized in a river as the boat was not in good condition and no life jackets were provided to the tourist which is negligence on the part of Government authorities. Due to this, at least 21 persons died and many others were missing. ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20