Cooperating in west Delhi labourers' death probe: JLL
New Delhi, Sep 12 : Management services provider JLL on Wednesday said it is cooperating with the authorities investigating the death of five labourers in west Delhi due to inhalation of toxic gas in a sewer.
An engineer of JLL was arrested on charges of negligence on Monday, a day after five labourers had died in DLF Green Apartments in Moti Nagar area. The company was contracted to provide services in the residential colony where the incident occurred.
The company also said that it had sub-contracted the operations and maintenance of the sewage treatment plant to Unnati Engineering & Contractors.
"We are cooperating with all the relevant authorities and government agencies as they investigate this tragic case and have also launched our own comprehensive incident review," JLL said in a statement.
The company said it is cooperating with the authorities to ensure a thorough investigation and would update further on the matter when more details are available.
Sarfaraz, Pankaj, Raja, Umesh and Vishal were suffocated to death after they entered the sewer in one of the residential towers at Capital Green-DLF.
The Delhi Police said on Monday that the accused engineer, Ajay Chaudhary, did not provide safety equipment to the labourers before asking them to enter the sewerage.
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Man slits wife's throat over trivial issue in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A 45-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband, who slit her throat with a knife following a quarrel over a trivial issue, police said on Monday.
The deceased, identified as Rangamma, worked in housekeeping, they said.
The incident occurred in Bilekahalli within the limits of MICO Layout police station.
Police said the family originally hails from Davanagere district and had moved to Bengaluru about four years ago.
In the complaint, the deceased's son stated that they have been residing with parents and are working in the catering field. His father works as a security guard.
He alleged that his father, Nagraj, frequently consumed alcohol and often picked up quarrels with the mother.
"On March 15, between 8.30 PM and 9.30 PM, the father allegedly picked up a quarrel with the mother over a trivial issue and murdered her by slitting her throat with a knife, after which he fled from the scene," a senior police officer said.
In this regard, a murder case has been registered at MICO Layout police station, he said.
"Investigation has been taken up, and special teams have been formed to trace and apprehend the accused," he added.
