Biker dies after falling into pit dug by Delhi water authority
New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- A 25-year-old man, who worked with a private bank, died after allegedly falling into a pit dug up by Delhi Jal Board on Joginder Singh Marg in west Delhi's Janakpuri while he was riding his motorcycle late Thursday night, police said on Friday. The body of the man and his motorcycle were found in the nearly 20-foot-deep pit, the police said, and added that a case under the relevant sections of law was being registered in connection with the tragic death. The Delhi government has initiated an investigation into the incident.
Delhi's home, education, power and urban development minister Ashish Sood posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, in Hindi, "I am deeply hurt by the tragic death of a young man who fell into a pit during the ongoing work of the Jal Board on Joginder Singh Marg. I was at the scene and have met with the family members of the deceased. Chief Minister @rekhagupta ji and the entire government stand with this family in this hour of grief. Instructions for investigation of the incident have been issued, and the guilty will be given strict punishment."
Joint commissioner of police (western range) Jatin Narwal said that at 8.03 am on Friday, the police control room received a call regarding a man and a motorcycle found in a pit dug up on the Joginder Singh Marg in Janakpuri. The fire department was also informed about the matter. The man and the motorcycle were taken out of the pit by around 8.30 am. The man was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead. The dead man was identified as Kamal Dhayani, a resident of Vikaspuri in west Delhi. He worked in a private bank in Rohini, the joint CP said.
The police said that around 12.30 am on Friday, the family members of Dhayani had approached the Vikaspuri police station, seeking their help in locating him as he had not returned home and was not responding to calls after 11.30 pm, when he had last spoken with them.
The family members told the police that he was returning home on his motorcycle. The family continued looking for him and later approached the Janakpuri police station for help.
"The Janakpuri police obtained Dhyani's mobile phone location and it was showing near the Janakpuri district centre. Head constable Ramkesh searched for Dhayani along with his brother till early morning. However, he could not be found. Dhayani's body was found in the pit later in the morning," added Narwal....
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