India, July 2 -- A man died after falling into an open manhole during maintenance work in Mumbai's Sakinaka area on Thursday afternoon, officials said.

The incident was reported at 12.26 pm near Sanman Hotel on Khairani Road, close to SJ Studio in Sakinaka, following an alert received by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) control room.

According to information shared by police personnel at the spot, three contractual workers engaged by a private agency had removed the manhole cover to carry out maintenance work at the location.

During the operation, the man, who was allegedly talking on his mobile phone while walking, accidentally stepped into the open manhole and fell inside.

The contractual work...