New Delhi: The government on Friday suspended three engineers Delhi JAL A 25-year-old motorcyclist died after falling into a construction pit excavated by the Janakpuri District Water Board.According to police, the deceased, identified as Kamal Dhyani, was returning home from his home on his motorcycle. Here are the most important developments“We visited at least 6 police stations”Dayani’s family said they received no help from Delhi police and accused them of “gross negligence”. Diani’s brother said he went to six police stations but received information about Kamal’s death only after a morning call to an officer who announced his death.“The last time I spoke to him, he said he would reach home in 10 minutes. When I called him again at 12.30 pm, he did not answer. We were worried. We started looking for him. I first went to his office in Rohini and then to Janakpuri police station. The police gave us his last location in the area. We kept looking for him but could not find him. This was gross carelessness,” he said.“My brother was not crazy, he would have fallen into the pit on purpose… At 1:30 am, I checked the pit but he was not there at that time. We went to at least 6 police stations but did not get any help… In the morning, when I called my brother’s phone number again, the police answered the call and told us that his body had been fished out of the pit… If the police had acted in time, my brother would have survived,” he added.“Seven people have been looking for him since midnight”Kamal’s friend also claimed that the police had to wait until 11am to report the crime. He added that officials agreed to track the phone but did not disclose its location.Without help from the police, seven people tried to find the victim but were unsuccessful.“I spoke to him last night when he arrived at the regional center. He was only 15 minutes away from home. We waited for an hour but he didn’t come. An hour later we arrived at the regional center. He had been in two accidents before so we thought something similar might have happened. He didn’t answer our calls. His bike was missing,” Dani’s friend said.“When we went to the police station to report the case, we were told that the case would not be filed before 11 a.m. The police responded to our request and helped us find the location of our friend and asked us to search for him within a 200-meter radius. From midnight to 7 a.m., seven people were looking for him, but we did not find him. At 1 a.m., when we checked the pit, he was no longer there.” We have been on this road but we checked and did not understand how he got here,” he added.“I got home at 7 am and got a call from my friend, the police informed us that he was in a pit. Why couldn’t the police find his mobile phone at night? We suspected he was killed… What are his parents going through… We haven’t informed his mother yet… He is 25 years old and works at HDFC Bank call center in Rohini Sector 10… Police have been deployed and roadblocks have been set up around the pit. Why couldn’t they have done it sooner? My friend could have been saved,” he further said.“We will investigate the matter”Meanwhile, Delhi Police claimed that they traced Kamal’s brother’s mobile phone when he showed up at Janakpuri police station around 2:45 am. It also claimed that a police officer also searched for the deceased with the family for about 2.5 hours.Deputy Commissioner of Police Sharad Bhaskar assured that if help is not provided to the family and friends searching for the deceased, the matter will be investigated.“A hole was dug in some works of Delhi Jal Board. Last night, 25-year-old Kamal Dhyani’s bike fell into this hole and he died. We will investigate all the stakeholders of this DJB work. At around 2:45 am, the brother of the deceased came to Janakpuri police station and he was informed that his brother has not reached home. The police traced his mobile phone which showed that it was Janakpuri Regional Park. Police chief Ramkesh Bhaskar said: “We searched for the deceased with the family for about 2.5 hours but could not find him. ““At 8 am today, a woman called the police and told them that a body was lying in a 15-feet deep pit. That’s when everything came to light… So far, we know that the family had visited PS Janakpuri, but if the family says they did not get help from 6-7 police stations, we will investigate… An FIR is being registered,” he added.Minister vows strict actionDelhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood expressed grief over the incident and stressed that anyone in the JAL board found responsible for the safety protocols will not be spared.“I received information about the unfortunate accident around 8.30-9 am and I have been here since then… The work of the JAL Board in Delhi is on and I have directed the JAL Board to look into the safety protocols. If anyone is found responsible, they will not be spared,” Ashish Sood said.“The JAL Committee reviewed all safety protocols and issued a notice…Police are investigating the cause of the accident… Any JAL Commission official found responsible for compromising safety measures will not be spared…” he added.Delhi JAL board forms committeeThe board of directors of JAL Delhi has formed a committee to investigate and the committee will submit its report on the incident that evening.Water Resources Minister Pravesh Verma posted onFollowing the incident, the water resources minister inspected the construction site on Friday and ordered the suspension of DJB officials.“We have suspended three officials, including the executive engineer, assistant engineer and junior engineer, who are responsible for monitoring the progress of the work being done here,” Singh told reporters.He said construction had been ongoing at the site for the past three months, but the hole had been dug on Thursday.“This was not an accident, this was murder.”Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvid Kejriwal lashed out at the BJP-led Delhi government over the incident and claimed that Kamal’s death was not an accident but “murder”.In a post on X, the former Delhi chief minister claimed that the BJP did not learn any lesson from the incident in Noida. Last month, a young software engineer drowned in waterlogged land.“This was not an accident but a murder. The BJP has not even learned a lesson from the Noida incident. Gross negligence and irresponsible attitude have now become the hallmark of the BJP government and common people are paying the price,” he added.“May God give strength to families who have lost children due to government negligence,” he added.
