सव भव तु सिखनः ु Annual Report 2022-23 The department further emphasised that there was no pre-scheduled maintenance work on the day of the incident. It was an unforeseen accident, and the departmental staff could not be held responsible. Addi onally, an internal inquiry was conducted, which concluded that the incident was indeed accidental. In addi on to providing monetary compensa on of rupees ten lakh to the NoK of the deceased, the Delhi Jal Board also extended government job offers to the deceased family members on compensatory grounds to support their long-term needs. In response to these ac ons, the Commission reviewed the report and highlighted the need for Delhi Jal Board to ensure compliance with the direc ves issued by the Commission in the form of an Advisory dated 24 September 2021. This advisory focused on the protec on of human rights for individuals engaged in hazardous cleaning. With these direc ons and ac ons taken into account, the case was officially closed. 4.) Two Safai Karmacharies succumbed to poisonous gases while cleaning the man-hole and payment of compensa on Case No.119/10/1/2020 The Commission received a complaint from the Na onal Convener, Safai Karmachari Andolan, alleging that three Safai Karmacharies were called to clean a chamber/manhole in the premises of Sri. SSBS Jain Sangh Trust on Infantry Road, Bengaluru. They were asked to enter inside the manhole. During the cleaning, two of them succumbed to poisonous gases and lost their lives on 25 January 2020. Pursuant to the direc ons of the Commission, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City vide a communica on dated 08 October 2020 submi ed the report of DCP East Division, Bengaluru City, along with enquiry report of ACP Pulikeshi Nagar Sub- division, Bengaluru City, which revealed t h at t wo p e rs o n s died. One belonged to the Scheduled Caste. Police registered FIR vide Case Crime No. 13/2020 u/s 304/338 r/w 34 IPC and 3(1)(J) SC/ST Act and Sec on 7 / 8 / 9 Prohibi on of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilita on Act, 2013. During inves ga on, Sec ons 7/8/9 of Prohibi on of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilita on Act 2013 were le out because of non- availability of evidence and added Sec on 87/88 of Juvenile Jus ce Act-2015. The Police 68 arrested four accused and a er inves ga on, a charge sheet was filed in the court. A copy of FIR, postmortem report and other connected documents had been submi ed to Social Welfare Department to facilitate the compensa on process. Vide proceedings dated 16 January 2021, the Commission issued direc on to the Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru, Karnataka, to submit the proof of payment of compensaon within four weeks. Meanwhile, the Commission received the ac on taken report dated 21 September 2020 from the Jt. Labour Commissioner informing the facts of the case and submi ed that regarding compensaon, the labour office had no jurisdic on. Pursuant to the direc ons issued by the Commission dated 02 February 2022, a le er was received from the Joint Director, Social Welfare Department, Bengaluru Urban District, dated 08 March 2022 along with the report of Secretary, Karnataka State Commission for Safai Karmacharis, Bengaluru, and with other relevant papers. The report reveals that the compensa on amount to the dependent has been paid by the District Social Welfare Department. The proof of payment was submi ed. Thus, a er perusal of the report, it was clear that the direc on issued by the Commission had been complied and compensa on amount had been paid to the NoK of the deceased. The proof of payment had been submi ed by the authority. Nothing remains to proceed further in the ma er. The report was taken on record and the case was closed. 5.) Fatal Guter Fall in Karawal Nagar, Delhi, due to the negligence of the public authori es. (Case No: 2649/30/5/2020) On 08 June 2020, the Commission received a no fica on alleging the death of a young student residing in Karawal Nagar, Delhi, on 6 June 2020. It was alleged that his demise occurred due to a fall into a gu er, a ributable to the negligence of the relevant department responsible for construc ng the wall surrounding the gu er. Upon receipt of this informa on, the Commission ini ated an inquiry and directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Northeast, Delhi, and the Commissioner of the East Delhi Municipal Corpora on, Delhi, to provide an ac on taken report. In response, the Inves ga on Division of NHRC assembled a team to conduct a spot Chapter 7 - Thematic Areas