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Four days after a 25-year-old backstage slope employee died aft falling into a pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board, a labourer died aft falling into an uncovered manhole successful the Begumpur country of Delhi's Rohini.
The assemblage of the labourer was recovered from a manhole aft an overnight hold successful reporting the incident, constabulary said connected Tuesday (February 10, 2026).
According to the police, a PCR telephone was received astatine 2:36 p.m. connected Tuesday (February 10, 2026) regarding a missing idiosyncratic suspected to person fallen into the sewer connected vacant DDA onshore successful Sector-32, Rohini.
"A squad from the Begumpur constabulary presumption instantly rushed to the spot. The caller, Amir Hussain, a nonmigratory of Bihar, told the constabulary that his person Birju Kumar Rai (32), a labourer, was missing since Monday (February 9, 2026)," a elder constabulary serviceman said.
During preliminary inquiry, different labourer, Budhan Das alias Suraj (33), informed the constabulary that helium and Birju had consumed intoxicant connected Monday (February 9, 2026) night. He said that astir 7:30 p.m., portion they were returning to their jhuggi located nearby, Birju mislaid equilibrium and fell into an unfastened manhole.
The constabulary said Mr. Das did not pass anyone astir the incidental astatine nighttime arsenic helium was intoxicated.
"He contacted Mr. Amir Hussain lone connected Tuesday (February 10, 2026) day aft regaining his senses, pursuing which the constabulary power country was alerted," the serviceman said.
After reaching the site, the constabulary informed the occurrence brigade, the DDA and different agencies concerned, and a rescue cognition was launched. The assemblage of the unfortunate was subsequently recovered from the unfastened manhole with the assistance of the occurrence brigade.
The assemblage has been sent to the infirmary for post-mortem introspection and further ineligible proceedings are being carried out, the constabulary said, adding that further probe is underway. "We are checking CCTV footage. Further probe is ongoing," the serviceman said.
A person of the deceased, Sunil Kumar, said that Birju died erstwhile helium was returning location aft having drinks with his friends and fell into the unfastened manhole. He was accompanied by a idiosyncratic astatine the time, helium said, adding that helium mightiness person accidentally slipped into the sewer.
“We recovered 1 of his slippers wrong the sewer. When we went person to cheque and place it, we realised that helium indispensable person fallen into the unfastened manhole,” helium said.
Just a time earlier, erstwhile helium was with me, helium said that helium wanted to instrumentality his household to a doc arsenic they were unwell, Mr. Sunil added.
This is wholly the government’s fault. If the sewer had been decently covered, helium would not person mislaid his life, helium alleged.
The incidental comes adjacent connected the heels of the decease of a 25-year-old backstage slope worker who fell into a pit allegedly dug by the Delhi Jal Board successful westbound Delhi's Janakpuri area. The constabulary person arrested 2 men successful the Janakpuri lawsuit truthful far.
The constabulary said statements of witnesses are being recorded and the relation of agencies liable for maintaining the sewer infrastructure successful the country is being examined.
