MUMBAI, July 3 -- Earlier this week, the Bombay High Court had instructed the BMC to make sure "no human life should be lost due to manholes" this monsoon. Just three days later, a 55-year-old man died after falling into one in Saki Naka. Ironically, the tragedy occurred when civic contract workers were installing protective grilles under the manhole lid. Reflecting the angst of citizens, Aslam's sister-in-law Shaista asked mayor Ritu Tawde at Rajawadi Hospital, where his body was taken for a post-mortem examination, "Why don't tragedies like this happen to politicians? Why do only the poor have to deal with them?" Tragedies this monsoon are piling up even though heavy rains have just started this week. Two days after an 11-year-old boy was crushed to death by a peepal tree in Chembur, a coconut tree fell on a scooter in Bhayandar, severely injuring its rider Ragul Patil. The 25-year-old suffered neck and back fractures. In yet another case of tree fall, eight people were injured when a BMC team inspecting a fallen tree at a private property in Santacruz West was struck with a second tree that fell on them. In Mumbra, a 17-year-old girl died due to electrocution while walking through rainwater collected near the gate of her building on Wednesday, police said. A case was registered against officials of Torrent Power for alleged negligence. P3...