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NHRC issues notice to Jharkhand government, railways over death of contractual labourers on duty

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued a notice to the Chairman, Railway Board, and the Director-General of Police, Jharkhand over the incident of electrocution of six contractual labourers on duty.

The deceased came in contact with electricity while installing a truss pole to support the overhead railway power line near Nichitpur railway crossing, on the Dhanbad-Gaya section, on May 29.

It is alleged that the contractor had not taken steps to get the power supply blocked before starting the work.

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