A 25-year-old motorcyclist, Kamal Bhayani, died after falling into a 15-foot-deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board for construction work in west Delhi’s Janakpuri area. The incident came to light on Friday morning when police found his body and motorcycle inside the pit
Delhi minister Ashish Sood (in green) visits the spot; (below) body of deceased and his motorcycle. PIC/PTI
A motorcyclist died after falling into a 15-feet-deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for construction work in west Delhi’s Janakpuri area, police said on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Kamal Bhayani, 25, a resident of Kailashpuri. Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Darade Sharad Bhaskar said, “At around 8 am, a woman called the police control room to report that a man was lying inside a pit approximately 15 feet deep and was not moving. A police team immediately rushed to the spot.”
Preliminary investigation suggests that the pit was dug at a DJB construction site, which was barricaded, a senior police officer said. “We are investigating all aspects of the incident. This road has been closed for the past few days, and the pit was dug on Thursday. It is possible that the person used to take this route every day for commuting and was unaware of the pit,” the DCP said.
‘The police did not help us’
According to the victim’s family, Kamal was returning home late Thursday night from his office in Rohini and was in touch with them. However, when he failed to reach home until late at night, they began searching for him and visited several police stations.
The family said they searched for Kamal throughout the night but were informed around 8 am about his body being found in the pit. Karan, the deceased’s twin brother, said, “I got to know through a call I made to my brother’s phone, which was answered by the police. They told us they had found his body.
When we reached there, we saw his body and his motorcycle lying inside the pit. There were safety measures in place, so I cannot understand how he fell. We had been searching for him since last night, roaming around different areas. The police did not help us. We went to at least seven to eight police stations, but no one helped us,” he said.
Government orders probe
The Delhi government has ordered a probe, Urban Development minister Ashish Sood said on Friday. Sood expressed he was deeply hurt by the death of the youth on Joginder Singh Marg. “I visited the accident site and also met the family members of the deceased. CM Rekha Gupta and the entire Delhi government stand with the family. Order has been issued for a probe of the incident, and the guilty will be punished strictly,”the minister said. Meanwhile, the DJB has constituted a high-level Inquiry Committee to ensure a transparent investigation into the incident.
Delhi Jal Board officials suspended
Three Delhi Jal Board engineers have been suspended after a motorcyclist allegedly fell into a construction pit dug by the water agency, cabinet minister Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma said on Friday. Verma further said that strict action will be taken against the company involved in executing the project. He added that DJB will give compensation to the family of the victim.
The water minister who inspected the construction site after the incident was reported on Friday ordered the suspension of the DJB officers. “We are suspending three officers-executive engineer, assistant engineer and junior engineer, it was the duty of the three officers to monitor the progress of the work ongoing here,” Singh told reporters.
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