In yet another incident reported from North Delhi’s Jharoda area, a 37-year-old sanitation worker is suspected to have died, when he entered a drain being managed by the Flood and Irrigation Department of Delhi Government at around 1.45 pm on Sunday in order to unclog the sewerage. Rescue operations are underway but, no trace of the man has been found yet, police said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Nupur Prasad said a team from Fire department, Disaster management and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are trying to locate the worker identified as Kishan.
According to police, a private contractor identified as Anil had employed sanitation workers to clean the clogged drain. The work was reportedly going on since January 16, last.
However, on Sunday, a police control room (PCR) was received at Wazirabad police station at around 3 pm regarding a man Kishan (37), resident of Shriram Basti, Timarpur who had allegedly gotten stuck in the drain.
The victim, Kishan had reportedly entered the sewer around 1:45 pm, on not returning to the surface, his colleagues raised an alarm and called the police. The contractor Anil has since fled the scene.
“Rescue operations are underway. A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered,” said the DCP, adding that, a man hunt has been organized to arrest the absconding contractor Anil.
