Jalandhar, March 3 -- A 25-year-old youth, riding a motorcycle, died after falling into a 20-ft deep pit, dug adjacent to Jalandhar-Jandu Singha road in the wee hours on Monday, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Vikas Jassal, a resident of Phillaur.

The matter came to light on Monday morning when the locals found his body lying dead in the pit, which was barricaded with a plastic tape. The contractor had also deposited sand to create a temporary embankment on the edges of both sides of the pit situated on one side of under construction road connecting Jalandhar with Adampur and Hoshiarpur.

The incident comes a month after a man identified as Kamal Dhyani, 25, riding a motorcycle, died after falling into a pit in the nati...