Two workers suffocate to death in manhole while cleaning
Shivamogga, August 06: Two daily wage workers died of suffocation while cleaning the newly constructed manhole of an UGD on NT Road in the city on Monday afternoon.
The victims were identified as Anjani (18) and Venkatesh (32) of Bentekatte in Jagalur taluk in Chitradurga district.
The bodies were lifted from the manhole and taken to the McGann Hospital mortuary for postmortem. A case was registered against the contractor at Doddapete police station. The police also took Thippeshi, the person who brought the workers, into their custody. It is said that there are chances of booking the cases against the contractor under various sections of the IPC.
About the incident
The Karnataka Water Supply Board has been working on UGD works in the city for the last many years. Andhra Pradesh-based contractor has got the contract. The work was about to complete in many places and in the place where the workers died, the UGD and drainage were being checked by releasing the water. For this reason, the workers were pressed into cleaning work. Workers were hired from Jagalur taluk. The victims recently came here for the work.
While checking, the water was not flowing freely inside the manhole which is 20-25 ft depth. Due to which, Anjani was deployed to the work. But even after ten minutes, Anjani did not come up. Suspecting something fishy, Venkatesh also climbed down. But when Venkatesh also did not come up, they found that both of them suffocated to death. Suddenly, the police were informed about the incident and the bodies were lifted up.
The manhole was closed for a few months due to which the poisonous gas was filled in it. As the manhole is more than 20 ft depth, the percentage of oxygen was less in the bottom of the manhole. The tragedy happened as the workers were sent down without taking any precautionary measures, it is said.
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Kolkata: Aliah University student found dead in hostel
Kolkata (PTI): A student of the state-run Aliah University in New Town near Kolkata was found dead in his hostel room, police said on Tuesday.
The body of Abdul Rahman (24), a resident of Malda, was found hanging from the ceiling in his hostel room around 7 pm on Monday, they said.
Rahman's classmates found the body when they entered his room after getting no response to repeated knocks on the doors. They then informed the police.
Officers of the Techno City police station went to the spot and sent the body to hospital for post-mortem examination, an official said.
An investigation has been started, they said, adding that the exact cause of the death will be known after the post-morterm examination.
