4 suffocate to death while cleaning sewer at Faridabad hospital
Faridabad(PTI): Four sanitation workers died of suffocation after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning the underground sewer of a Faridabad hospital on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
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, they said.
"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," ACP, Central, Mohinder Verma said.
"Soon after, the doctors declared all four dead. We are investigating the matter," he added.
The police have kept the bodies at the mortuary of Badshah Khan Hospital. Their families have been informed, the official said. The police said the victims used to come to the hospital every month for work.
Distancing itself from the entire episode, the hospital management said the agency engaged for sewer cleaning services was responsible for the incident
"Strictest action will be taken against those found responsible," Verma added.
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UP: Skeletal remains of girl missing since December found in Pilibhit canal
Pilibhit (UP) (PTI): Skeletal remains, believed to be of an 18-year-old girl who left her home in December after an argument with her family, were found near a canal in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit on Friday, police said.
According to the police, around 10 am a local spotted the skeletal remains floating in the canal water near the Chittarpur bridge and informed authorities.
Subsequently, Ramesh Rajput, the father of Roshni who went missing in December, was called for identification. He and other family members identified the deceased based on the clothing and other evidence found at the spot, they said.
Roshni, a resident of Kalinagar under the Madhotanda police station area, left her home on December 28, 2025, following a dispute with her family members. She reportedly jumped into the Hardoi branch canal from the Chittarpur bridge, they said.
Despite extensive search operations involving divers at the time, she could not be traced.
Madhotanda police station in-charge Ashok Pal told reporters that the body had completely decomposed after remaining in the water for 82 days, leaving only the skeletal structure.
The mortal remains have been sent to the district headquarters for a forensic examination, the police said.
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