New Delhi: Post-mortem report on the death of a 25-year-old man who fell into a hole dug to repair a sewer in West Delhi, who complained Janakpuriyet to be officially released, a person who was briefed on its findings said it appeared Kamal Dhyani’s death was due to “suffocation” caused by “compression of the chest” and “soil entering the mouth and nose”.
According to the police, Kamal Dhyani fell into a 4.5 feet deep pit around 12:30 on Friday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)Delhi Police officials declined to comment on the findings of the report when asked by HT.
The autopsy results, according to the person quoted above, indicated that the death was “accidental”; However, it is stated that such an assessment can only be confirmed by a detailed investigation of the case.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Sharad Bhaskar Darde did not respond to calls and messages on the subject of the post-mortem report.
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Meanwhile, the death probe revealed that a project manager of a private firm for laying sewer lines by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) also knew about the accident but did not inform the authorities, investigators briefed on the details of the case said.
with the police There are already identified projects the contractorHimanshu Gupta, sub-contractor Rajesh Kumar Prajapati, laborer Yogesh, security guard Deshraj, and pedestrian Vipin Singh, were the sixth persons who were aware of the time of the accident. The firm’s director, Himanshu, as well as the project manager, whose name the police have withheld, were part of a call where Prajapati told them about the incident, said a police official on condition of anonymity. “But they decided to cover up the incident without informing the police or other concerned government agencies.”
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Though Kumar, Prajapati and Yogesh have already been arrested, non-bailable warrants and look-out circulars (LOC) have been issued against Himanshu and his brother Kavish Gupta, another director of the firm, who are both absconding, DCP Bhaskar said. Another senior police officer, who did not wish to be named, said the LOC was issued against the Gupta brothers on Friday, after a case of culpable homicide was registered and preliminary investigations revealed that both had fled their residence to evade arrest.
“Investigators have seized their passports,” the officer added.
According to the First Officer quoted above, after the arrest of the Gupta brothers, a notice will be given to the project manager and asked to join the investigation as they are the “prime accused”.
Police said that multiple teams are looking for the two brothers Uttar Pradesh.
Police said Dhyani fell into the 4.5-feet deep pit around 12:15 pm on Friday while walking about 20 km from the Rohini call center to his home in Kailashpuri in Palam Colony where he worked.
He lay there for at least the next eight hours, a police investigation revealed that at least six people knew about the incident but did not tell the police at the time.
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At that point, Singh, who was driving, saw Dhiani lying in the pit, informed Deshraj, a guard at a nearby residential colony, and left, police said. Deshraj saw the alleged victim in the pit and reported the incident to Yogesh, who was sleeping in a tent near the pit, and returned to his post. At 12:22 PM Yogesh spotted Shikar and informed his employer Prajapati, who reached there around 12:45 PM. However, none of the four informed the police.
Prajapati then called Himanshu and the project manager about the incident and after about an hour returned home without trying to rescue the victim. “A CCTV camera captured Yogesh pulling two barricades closer to the hole, which earlier had enough gap for pedestrians and two-wheelers to pass through,” said a second officer. During the investigation, the investigators scanned CCTV cameras installed in the vicinity of the pit and analyzed phone call records of people associated with the company.
