"We have sought the report on the July 8 killing of tribals in the firing in Kandhamal both from the state government and the Home Ministery within two weeks," NHRC secretary Satya Narayan Mohanty, who attended a meeting at the state secretariat here during the day, told reporters.
Earlier, Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) had also sougt reports from the state government on the July 8 night incident in Kandhamal.
Chairperson of National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCSC) PL Punia claimed security personnel had opened fire "unilaterally" without any provocation.
He suggested that the state government register cases under the provision of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for the incident.
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The state government, he said, had informed him that the state government has already made provisions for providing housing for the victims' families.
The government had also assured NCSC that the children of victims would be provided free eductaion up to graduation level.
The NCSC visit came a day after the one by members of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) under its chairman Rameshwar Oraon.
Meanwhile, a BJP parliamentary delegation, led by
party vice-president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, are scheduled to visit the spot on the the incident tomorrow, a BJP release said.
The delegation, comprising BJP national secretaries Jyoti Dhurve and Ramvichar Netam, are also scheduled to meet the victims' families, the release added.
Both BJP and Congress had separately called bandhs in Kandhamal to protest against the killings.