Rights commission terms police probe biased; summons SP, DSP
Case related to death of two sanitation workers in Hansi
Observing that police investigation into the death of two sanitation workers in a sewer line of a hotel in Hansi is biased, suspicious, and aimed at protecting the culprits, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has summoned the Hansi SP and DSP who probed the matter, and the Deputy District Attorney (DDA) who rendered legal opinion, to appear before the commission.
It also directed the SP to examine the matter afresh and submit a report prior to the next date of hearing on February 18.
Two sanitation workers had asphyxiated while cleaning a water tank at a hotel on October 20. Pulling up the police, the commission in its order stated that the direction of the investigation and the documents placed on record indicated a deliberate attempt to shield the real culprits.
The commission, comprising Chairperson Justice Lalit Batra and members Kuldip Jain and Deep Bhatia, said the so-called appointment letter of the hotel’s assistant manager, which bore no date, raised suspicion and suggested that such a document was hurriedly prepared after the incident to divert liability away from the hotel owner. The commission described this as a blatant abuse of both law and morality.
It further observed that the legal opinion dated November 13, 2025, rendered by the DDA in diluting the offence by converting it from Section 105 BNS to Section 106 BNS also put a serious question mark on the legal opinion, indicating the ulterior motive and designs of the investigating agency.
The HHRC stated that this was not merely a case of investigative negligence, but also appeared to be an institutional attempt to evade accountability. It said half-hearted explanations and cosmetic investigations cannot be tolerated in such grave matters.
It expressed displeasure over the failure of the municipal council/gram panchayat and the hotel management to submit their reports so far and warned that non-compliance with the orders would be viewed seriously.
The commission clarified that while a compensation of Rs 30 lakh each had been paid to the families of the deceased, monetary relief alone did not amount to justice. “Bringing the real culprits to the dock of law is imperative,” it asserted.
