Ludhiana, March 10 -- A 68-year-old man suffered injuries after falling into a nearly seven-foot-deep pit dug for a manhole near Tooti Wala Mandir in the Shivpuri area on Monday morning, with residents blaming poor barricading and unsafe civic works for the accident.

According to residents, the elderly man was riding his scooter and had stepped out to purchase household items when the accident occurred. As he was passing near the temple, he reportedly lost balance and fell into the deep pit that had been dug on the roadside.

Passersby rushed to the spot and managed to pull the elderly man out of the pit. He sustained serious injuries and was later taken to a nearby hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment.

Residents said th...