Two labourers were found dead on Friday after they fell down into a petrol tank which they were cleaning at Model Town. A Police Call Room (PCR) call was received by Model Town police station at 11 pm from the petrol pump.
The two deceased identified as Rajeev (37) and Bittu (27) were working as laborers for one Pawan, who is a contractor. On Friday, the two went into the empty tank to clean it at around 8 pm, police said.
According to police, the tank was of 2,00,000 liters and it was around 20-feet deep. The two allegedly died of gas poisoning.
The bodies were taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital with the help of fire brigade, however, they were declared brought dead, police said. The petrol pump owners were identified as SP Khosla resident of Gupta Colony and Gautam Grover resident of CC colony.