Police have registered an FIR after a 25-year-old man died when his motorcycle fell into a deep, uncovered pit allegedly dug by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) during road work in West Delhi’s Janakpuri area, officials said.
The incident took place near B3B Block, close to Andhra School on Professor Jogender Singh Marg. According to police, the pit had been left open in the middle of the road without barricades, warning signs, reflectors, lighting or security arrangements.
A PCR call was received from a woman reporting that a motorcycle rider had fallen into a pit around 15 feet deep and needed urgent help. When police reached the spot, they found an unidentified man along with his motorcycle inside a large pit measuring roughly 20 feet in length, 13 feet in width and nearly 14 feet in depth. The excavation was reportedly part of ongoing road work.
The injured rider was rescued with the assistance of the fire brigade and taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in a PCR vehicle. However, doctors later declared him dead.
The deceased was identified as Kamal Dhyani, son of Naresh Chand Dhyani and a resident of Palam Colony in Delhi. Following inspection of the site, police concluded that the pit had been dug by the Delhi Jal Board and left uncovered despite the risk posed to the public.
The FIR notes that the Delhi Jal Board and its contractor were aware that leaving an open pit on a public road without adequate safety measures could endanger lives. No eyewitnesses to the incident have been found so far.
Police have registered a case under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and said further investigation is currently underway.
