Overview

• Babu Dharmu Chavan fell into an uncovered MIDC water valve chamber on Dombivli-Kalyan Sheel Road on July 20 and later died at a private hospital in Dombivli.
• MIDC officials are investigating the incident and reviewing CCTV footage to determine whether the chamber lid was removed or left unsecured.
• Local police registered an accidental death report but have not filed a formal FIR pending further findings.
• Chavan’s family and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders are demanding compensation and culpable homicide charges against MIDC officials responsible for the site’s maintenance.
• Protesters and the victim’s relatives initially withheld Chavan’s body until police assured a thorough inquiry, after which it was released for final rites.