India, July 2 -- A 27-year-old man was allegedly crushed to death in Gurugram's Kherki Daula on Wednesday after he fell into a hydraulic press at a scrap-processing factory, police said on Thursday, adding that they have yet to establish the circumstances of the incident.

The victim was identified as Raj Kumar, who hailed from Patna, Bihar. He had been working as a cook at the factory in the Nakhrola area for the last several years, they added.

A senior police officer, requesting anonymity, said the incident took place around 3pm during routine work. "Workers told police that Kumar was rushing from one location to another inside the factory when he fell into the compactor and the press crushed him, resulting in his instant death," he sa...