India, Feb. 28 -- A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail plea of a labourer charged over the death of 25-year-old Kamal Dhyani, who fell into an unsecured excavation pit in west Delhi's Janakpuri along with his motorbike, noting that he consciously attempted to cover up the site instead of saving the victim.

Judicial magistrate first class Harjot Singh Aujla of Dwarka Courts, passing the order, emphasised that the accused, Yogesh, prioritised informing his employer about the incident instead of first rescuing the victim and thereby, creating an impression of conscious suppression, rather than helplessness.

The court said, "The incident in question involves the loss of a young human life, not due to an act of nature, but allegedly ...