In a scathing indictment of the local police machinery, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has termed the police investigation into the death of two sanitation workers in Hansi as “biased, suspicious, and aimed at protecting the culprits.” The Commission, taking a serious view of the apparent attempts to shield the hotel owner involved, has summoned the Hansi Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Yashvardhan, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ravinder Singh Sangwan, and the Deputy District Attorney (DDA) to appear in person.
The case pertains to the tragic death of two workers, Virender and Sombir, who died of asphyxiation while cleaning a sewer line at a hotel in Hansi on October 20, 2025. The Bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Lalit Batra and members Kuldip Jain and Deep Bhatia, observed that the direction of the police probe indicated a deliberate effort to divert liability. The Commission specifically flagged the police’s reliance on an undated appointment letter of the hotel’s assistant manager. The Bench noted that this document appeared to be “hurriedly prepared after the incident” to make the assistant manager a scapegoat, thereby protecting the actual owner from accountability.
Further pulling up the investigating agency, the HHRC expressed shock at the legal opinion rendered by the Deputy District Attorney on November 13, 2025. The opinion advised diluting the charges from the more serious Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) to Section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The Commission termed this dilution as legally questionable and indicative of “ulterior motives.” Describing the investigation as a “blatant abuse of both law and morality,” the HHRC stated that this was not merely negligence but an “institutional attempt to evade accountability.”
The Commission has directed the Hansi SP to examine the matter afresh and submit a comprehensive report before the next date of hearing on February 18. It warned that half-hearted explanations and “cosmetic investigations” would not be tolerated in such grave matters. Additionally, the Bench expressed strong displeasure over the failure of the municipal council and hotel management to submit their respective reports. While acknowledging that ₹30 lakh compensation had been paid to the victims’ families, the Commission asserted that monetary relief alone does not constitute justice if the real culprits are allowed to walk free.
