In a horrific incident, two persons died while two are undergoing treatment at hospital allegedly due to asphyxiation after they entered a kitchen waste treatment unit in West Delhi’s Rajouri Garden area. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon when all four working as housekeeping staff with the restaurant ‘Pirates of Grill’ were asked by the management to clean the kitchen waste tank.
The deceased have been identified as Rakesh (45) and Ajay (19). The injured, Pankaj and Raju, are undergoing treatment and are said to be critical. The deceased Rakesh and Ajay used to live in a rented accommodation at Tagore Garden. Pankaj and Raju used to stay in the restaurant premises. All four belonged to Uttar Pradesh.
According to Monika Bhardwaj, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West District, the incident occurred between 1.30 and 2 pm on Saturday.
“The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital by Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) ambulance where Rakesh and Ajay were declared brought dead by the doctors while Pankaj and Raju are still undergoing treatment. Both are unfit to make a statement. Prima facie, it seems that they went in the kitchen waste treatment unit for cleaning purposes and inhaled the toxic fumes in the tank,” the DCP said.
“A case has been registered under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the SC/ST Act against the restaurant management at Rajouri Garden police station. Further investigation is going on,” said the police official privy to investigation.