Four sanitation workers died of suffocation after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning the underground sewer of a Faridabad hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
Faridabad Police officials said that Rohit, his brother Ravi, Vishal and Ravi Goldar, residents of Sanjay Camp in Delhi's Dakshinpuri, had come to the QRG Hospital in Faridabad Sector 16 for sewer cleaning through an agency named Santosh Allied Service.
"The four had entered the manhole without any safety equipment to clean. During this, they suffocated after inhaling poisonous gases and fell unconscious. When they cried for help, their colleagues and hospital staff reached the spot. All four were taken out and admitted to the hospital," Faridabad ACP, Central, Mohinder Verma said. "Soon after, the doctors declared all four dead. We are investigating the matter," he added.
Punjab Police busts drone-based arms smuggling module; Prisoner among two held
PNS/Chandigarh/Amritsar
Punjab Police on Wednesday busted a drone-based arms and ammunition smuggling module with the arrest of its two members, including a prisoner.
Those arrested have been identified as Jaskaran Singh of Bhikhiwind in Tarn Taran — currently lodged at Sub Jail Goindwal Sahib; and Rattanbir Singh of Khemkaran in Tarn Taran — currently out on bail.
The Police have also recovered 10 foreign-made pistols, including five .30 bore (made in China) and five 9 mm (made in USA Beretta) along with eight spare magazines from both of them, besides a mobile phone concealed by Jaskaran in his barrack.
Sharing details, AIG Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, Amarjit Singh Bajwa on Wednesday said that accused Jaskaran Singh was brought on a production warrant in a case pertaining to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which was registered at SSOC Amritsar in August 2022.
During questioning, the accused Jaskaran confessed that he was using a mobile phone in jail to contact Pak-based smugglers through WhatsApp for smuggling of narcotics, arms, and ammunition from Pakistan via drones.
The AIG said that for this purpose, the accused was taking the help of Rattanbir, who used to retrieve the consignments dropped via drones from different border areas. Pertinently, Rattanbir is also a co-accused in various NDPS cases with Jaskaran Singh.
