Three labourers died and one was injured while cleaning a sewer at the Indira Gandhi Center for Arts and Culture on Sunday evening in Parliament area of New Delhi district.
Police could not establish their identity till late evening. The injured labourer was administered with first aid and is currently recuperating.
Police said that the victims were working since Sunday afternoon. “The incident came to light on Sunday around 6.45 pm when some passerby made a call to the police control room (PCR) and informed them that some labourers drowned in the sewer. After receiving the PCR call, a police team along with fire tenders immediately rushed to the spot and started the rescue operation,” a senior police officer said.
After half an hour, police traced them and bodies of the victims were fished out. "The victims were taken to Ram Manohar lohia Hospital where three of them were declared brought dead, while the fourth labourer, was unconscious,” the police officer added.