Three of family die after falling into septic tank in Haryana's Nuh
Nuh (Haryana), Jun 1: Three people, including an eight-year-old boy, died in a septic tank in this district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in Bichhor village in Punhana block on Tuesday, they said.
After the boy fell into the tank accidentally while playing near it, the boy's father and one other person went into it to save him. All three of them died in the incident, police said.
According to villagers, a 20-feet deep septic tank was built outside the house of Dinu, a resident of Bichhore.
The tank was covered with a stone. On Tuesday, Dinu's eight-year-old grandson Aarij was playing near that tank. He fell into the tank when the cover broke as he mounted on it, police said.
Hearing the sound of the fall, Siraju (30) -- father of Aarij -- and Salamu (35), brother of Siraju, went into the tank.
When no one came out, the family members raised an alarm. All the three suffocated to death, police said.
However, the family did not lodge any complaint with the police about the incident.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Punhana) Shamsher Singh said, "The shocking incident happened but the family and villagers did not inform the police. They buried the bodies as they claim it was an unfortunate incident but we are looking into the matter".
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
