Two dead after falling in sewage pit in Delhi

The tragic incident occurred near the Ganga Toli temple in Delhi's Bawana area.

New Delhi:Two persons died after falling into an open sewer in Delhi on Wednesday. The tragic incident occurred near the Ganga Toli temple in Delhi's Bawana area. Both sustained injuries and were pulled out and rushed to the hospital. Both, however, were declared dead on arrival by doctors in the hospital.

The deceased has been identified as one Abdul Salam, an 18-year-old ragpicker, and another person who went down to save him. Salam did not come out after going into the sewer, following which his brother Sahil alerted locals about it. The second deceased, Chittaranjan Chowdhary (26), went down to rescue Salam and faced a similar fate.

"A call was received at 11.25 am about rescuing two persons who had fallen into a sewer in the Bawana area. We rushed two fire tenders and took out the bodies from the sewer," said Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service about the incident.

With agency inputs