A 38-year-old building contractor died after allegedly rescuing three workers who fell unconscious inside a septic tank at an under-construction house in Delhi's Chhawla area, police said.
\n\nThe incident took place on October 21 in Qutub Vihar, South West Delhi. The deceased, identified as Madan Pandit, was declared brought dead at a hospital, while three others — Vinod (22), Chander Shekhar (35) and Surender Singh (42) — were admitted for treatment after allegedly inhaling toxic gas inside the septic tank.
\n\nAccording to Pandit's wife, Pooja, he had gone to remove the shuttering inside the under-construction septic tank. She said he had been working as a building contractor for around 14 years and managed to rescue three people before he himself could not make it out.
\n\n"He rescued three people but then couldn't come out himself. This is gross negligence of the authorities," she alleged.
\n\nPolice said they received information about the incident through a PCR call from the hospital. A police team reached the hospital, collected the medico-legal report and later inspected the spot.
\n\nBased on the daily diary entries, medico-legal reports and the spot inspection, police registered a case at Chhawla police station under Sections 290 (negligent conduct during…
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