Kerala SHRC directs RDO probe into ride collapse at amusement park

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The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has directed the Thiruvananthapuram District Collector to initiate a probe by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) into a thrust illness astatine Happy Land amusement parkland successful the metropolis connected May 28 that near 14 radical injured.

Taking suo motu enactment connected the ground of paper reports, committee chairperson Alexander Thomas said announcement should beryllium issued to the parkland management, panchayat caput and the presumption location serviceman concerned, and a tract sojourn indispensable beryllium conducted and elaborate study prepared.

Reasons for the accident, whether the parkland has received the panchayat’s licence, details of those injured, steps to forestall repetition of specified accidents, and whether the swimming excavation astatine the parkland tin beryllium utilized should beryllium investigated.

The District Collector, connected the ground of the RDO’s report, should taxable a elaborate study to the committee wrong 3 weeks.

The committee directed the Manikkal grama panchayat caput to clarify whether the thrust that collapsed had got fittingness clearance anterior to the panchayat issuing the licence to the park. Steps taken successful the aftermath of the mishap should besides beryllium communicated wrong 3 weeks.

The committee besides directed the District Police Chief (Rural) to initiate a Deputy Superintendent of Police-level probe into the incidental and taxable a report.

Representatives of the District Collector and the District Police Chief (Rural), and the Manikkal grama panchayat caput should beryllium contiguous for a sitting astatine the committee office astatine 10 a.m. connected July 4.

Published - May 30, 2026 08:24 p.m. IST

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