Overview
- One worker, Arvind, died and three others were hospitalised after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a sewer in Ashok Vihar on September 16.
- Delhi Police said the private firm provided no safety gear, and arrested manager Manoj Saxena on charges including negligence and violations of the 2013 anti-manual-scavenging law.
- Two injured workers have been discharged while one remains under treatment, according to police updates reported by local media.
- Investigators said the sewer is managed by the DDA and plan to obtain company documents from the authority to determine responsibility for safety measures.
- The NHRC took suo motu cognisance and issued notices to the Delhi chief secretary, municipal commissioner and police commissioner seeking a detailed report within two weeks, noting recurring sanitation-worker deaths nationwide.