BHUBANESWAR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action taken reports (ATRs) from chief secretaries of Odisha and Telangana on the heart wrenching incidents of mortgaging children for final rites of their fathers, the sole breadwinner of their families.
The Commission issued this direction on Friday after taking cognizance of a petition filed by human rights activist and lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy last month. In the complaint, he mentioned two incidents of extreme suffering of the labourers.
