Raipur, March 26, 2026: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of the media report that a woman died and 16 injured in a ropeway accident at the Khallari Mata Temple in the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh on March 22 last.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human rights of the victims.
Therefore, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Chhattisgarh and Superintendent of Police, Mahasamund district, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks, NHRC said today.
The report is expected to include the status of health of the injured as well as compensation, if any, paid to the next of kin of the deceased and to the injured.
On March 22, the rope wire suddenly broke and the trolley carrying the devotees fell down. Due to the accident the woman died on the spot and the 16 injured people were immediately rescued with the assistance of locals by the police and admitted to the Community Health Centre at Bagbahara. From there, eight critically injured persons were referred to Raipur for better treatment.
