New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Delhi Police on Sunday detained a person in reference to the loss of life of a 25-year-old man after his motorbike fell right into a deep, uncovered pit allegedly dug by the Delhi Jal Board throughout street work in West Delhi’s Janakpuri space.
The detained man, recognized as Yogesh (23), was apprehended by police in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. He will later be dropped at Delhi for questioning, and if wanted, a proper arrest will probably be made.
The accused was current on the scene of the accident the place a biker died after falling right into a pit. He knowledgeable the subcontractor in regards to the accident however then fled the scene.
He was the labour of sub-contractor Rajesh Prajapati, who was arrested on Saturday in the identical connection. The police will search the contractor’s custody.
On Saturday, Police additionally arrested sub-contractor Prajapati in reference to the loss of life of Kamal Dhyani after falling right into a pit.
According to the police, the subcontractor was notified of the accident at night time however did nothing to help the motorcyclist.
The police investigation revealed {that a} household was passing by when the 25-year-old, Kamal, fell into the pit, and the household knowledgeable the safety guard current there.
Sub-contractor Rajesh Prajapati was then knowledgeable at 12:22 am. Rajesh got here to the scene however didn’t examine the pit, police stated.
The incident occurred close to the B3B Block in Janakpuri, near Andhra School, on Professor Jogender Singh Marg on February 5.
According to the FIR, no warning indicators, reflectors, barricades or correct lighting preparations have been current on the web site, and no safety guard had been deployed. The FIR states that the pit was left open in the course of a public street with none security measures.
When police reached the spot, they discovered an unidentified man alongside along with his motorbike, mendacity inside a pit measuring about 20 ft in size, 13 ft in width and round 14 ft in depth. The pit had been dug in the course of the street as a part of street work.
The injured man was pulled from the pit by the hearth brigade and transported to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in a PCR automobile. However, the hospital later knowledgeable police that ‘the affected person introduced by PCR has been declared lifeless.
Quoting the medical report, the FIR said, ‘Patient was dropped at ER in an unconscious and unresponsive state with an alleged historical past of being discovered roadside close to Joginder Singh Marg at round 08:00 am. Injury particulars embrace a grazed abrasion over the epigastric area, and the affected person was introduced in lifeless.’ (ANI)