India, Aug. 22 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a bonded labour case involving a 15-year-old boy exploited in Jind and Nuh districts, directing authorities to act against those responsible and ensure immediate rehabilitation of the minor.

The Commission, chaired by justice Lalit Batra with members Kuldip Jain and Deep Bhatia, acted on an August 1 report in HT that detailed the boy's ordeal. Calling it a "serious violation of human dignity and fundamental rights", the Commission ordered district officials in Jind and Nuh to identify and arrest the perpetrators, investigate bonded labour practices at the dairy farm, and submit a medical and rehabilitation plan for the child. The matter will be ...