India, Aug. 19 -- The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has taken cognisance of the death of three Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) contract workers in Nigdi and issued show cause notice to senior officials including the Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissioner, Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal commissioner, Pune district collector, and general manager of BSNL.

Exercising its powers under Article 338 of the Constitution, the NCSC has launched an inquiry and directed these authorities to submit an action taken report (ATR). The show cause notice, dated August 18, states, "Failure to respond may lead to further legal action, including summons."

The incident occurred at around 3 pm on August 15 near Nirmal Villa, plot number 64, sec...