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A Delhi tribunal connected Wednesday dismissed the anticipatory bail pleas of 2 contractors against whom apprehension warrants were issued aft a 25-year-old biker died erstwhile helium fell into a pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board successful Janakpuri for sewer enactment earlier this month.
Additional Sessions Judge Harleen Kaur of the Dwarka Courts was proceeding the applications filed by Himanshu Gupta and Kavish Gupta. Arrest warrants were issued against them connected February 9.
The tribunal besides turned down the regular bail exertion of different accused, subcontractor Rajesh Kumar Prajapati, who has been arrested successful the case. The justice observed that the “seriousness of the offence and its wider interaction connected nine weighed against granting relief”.
On February 11, the tribunal had granted interim extortion to the 2 accused contractors till Wednesday, directing authorities not to instrumentality immoderate coercive enactment against them until the adjacent day of proceeding successful the case.
Kamal Dhyani, who worked astatine a backstage slope successful Rohini, was returning location connected the intervening nighttime of February 5 and 6 erstwhile helium fell into the pit, sustaining fatal injuries.
Apart from Mr. Prajapati, the constabulary besides arrested a 23-year-old labourer, Yogesh. Mr. Prajapati allegedly failed to pass officials astir the accident, delaying exigency response. Mr. Yogesh allegedly neither alerted authorities nor provided close accusation to the victim’s household erstwhile they came searching for him.
Three DJB officials person been suspended pending probe into the incident.
