Delhi Jal Board Pit Claims Life: Family Suspects Foul Play, Blames Authorities

A motorcyclist died after falling into a pit on a road under construction in Delhi. The pit had been dug by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

Police said on Friday that the incident occurred on Thursday night in the Janakpuri area of ​​West Delhi. The victim's family has accused the Delhi Jal Board of negligence and suspects foul play in their son's death.

A police officer said that preliminary investigations suggest the pit was dug at a DJB construction site and had been barricaded.

Police received information in the morning

Police said they received a call about the incident around 7 am. They said the body was found inside the pit along with his motorcycle. Police identified the deceased as Kamal, a resident of Kailashpuri, who worked at a call center of a private bank.

A senior police officer said that preliminary investigations suggest the pit was dug at a DJB construction site and had been barricaded. According to the victim's family, Kamal was returning home from his office in Rohini late Thursday night and was in constant contact with them.

Family started searching when he didn't return home

According to the family, when he did not return home late at night, his relatives started searching for him. They went to several police stations, including Janakpuri, Sagarpur, Vikas Puri, and Rohini.

The family said they searched for Kamal all night, but around 7:30 am, they received information that his body had been found in the pit.

Police say they are investigating the family's allegations

Police said that all aspects, including the allegations made by the family, are being investigated. The officer said, "We are investigating the case to ascertain the exact sequence of events."

Minister Ashish Sood says negligence will not be tolerated

Delhi Minister Ashish Sood said, "I received information about this tragic incident around 8:30-9:00 am, and I have been at the spot since then. This is a very unfortunate incident in which a young man lost his life prematurely. Based on the information received so far, instructions have been given to take all necessary precautions and conduct an inquiry." If any negligence is found on anyone's part, they will not be spared.

Police said: The complaint will not be registered before 11 am.

The deceased's friend said that he had spoken to him last night when he reached the district center. He was only 15 minutes away from home. An hour later, when he didn't return home, we came to the district center. When we went to the police station to file a complaint, we were told that our complaint would not be registered before 11 am.

He said that the police helped us find my friend's location and asked us to search for him within a 200-meter radius. Seven people were searching for him from midnight until 7 am, but we couldn't find him.

At 1 am, when we checked the pit, he wasn't there. We were on this road the whole time, but we don't understand how he ended up here after we checked. When we returned home at 7 am, we received a call from my friend's phone, and the police told us that he was in the pit. He asked why the police couldn't trace his phone at night? We suspect he was murdered.

AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj said: BJP is putting taxpayers' money into party funds.

AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj said that the shameless BJP government is using taxpayers' money as its party fund. They are openly giving compensation and jobs to the families of their party workers, while hundreds of common people have been killed.

He said that this main road comes under the Delhi government's PWD, and it was dug up by the DJB. The local RWA had complained to the authorities several times about this hazard, but who listens? This accident was bound to happen. Despite the complaints, this death trap was not properly barricaded to prevent loss of life.

Three weeks ago, an engineer died in Noida after his car fell into a swamp.

On January 16, a software engineer died in Noida after his car fell into a swamp due to dense fog. He kept shouting for about 80 minutes in front of his father. He called him and said, "Dad, save me, I don't want to die." After that, his car, along with him inside, sank into a 30-foot-deep, waterlogged pit.

Engineer Yuvraj Mehta was traveling from Gurugram to Sector-150 Tata Eureka Park in Noida in his Grand Vitara car. On the way, near ATS Le Grand, his car broke through the wall of a drain and fell into a 30-foot-deep, water-filled pit.

As soon as Yuvraj's car fell into the pit, it started sinking into the mud. Yuvraj somehow managed to get out of the car and climb on top of it. He called his father and told him about the entire incident. His father reached the spot after being informed via Dial-112. Inspector Sarvesh Singh also arrived with his team. Firefighters also reached the scene with small and large cranes.