Overview

• Arvind, 40, died and co-workers Sonu, Narayan and Naresh were admitted to the ICU after a late-night incident near Harihar Apartments in Ashok Vihar Phase-II.
• Delhi Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers Act and summoned the Brijgopal Construction Company manager.
• Police said one worker fell into the sewer and others went in to rescue him before all lost consciousness from toxic gases such as methane and sulphur compounds.
• A co-worker alleged no safety equipment was provided for the job, as investigators reviewed precautions taken during days of cleaning work at the site.
• The case adds to a recurring national pattern of sewer deaths, with the government reporting about 294 such fatalities from 2020 to 2024 despite court directives to end manual sewer entry.