New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that two workers died and one was critically injured due to collapse of an advertising hoarding from the roof of a seven-storey building in the Bopal area of Ahmedabad.

The Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat, and the Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.

The Commissiobn observed that the contents of the media report, if true, raise serious issue of human rights violation.

According to the media report on September 29, about 15 labourers were installing a hoarding nearly 80 feet above on a residential building when it collapsed. Of the ten workers who fell down, two died whi

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