New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- A man died after falling into a manhole in Delhi's Rohini area on Wednesday, officials said.

According to Additional Commissioner of Police (Rohini) Rajeev Ranjan, a PCR call was received at Begumpur police station reporting that a man had fallen into an open manhole. The concerned agencies were immediately notified and rushed to the location mentioned by the caller.

The body of the deceased, identified as Birju Kumar Rai, was recovered at around 8:45 pm. Police questioned the deceased's friend, who stated that both of them worked as labourers.

"Around 3 PM yesterday, a PCR call was received at Begumpur police station. It was reported that a man had fallen into a manhole. Agencies were called to the manhole locati...