Overview
- Rahul Pal, 33, drowned while desilting a drain at Pocket Q in Dilshad Garden on Monday, according to police.
- Divers and Delhi Fire Services found him about an hour after the alert, and doctors at GTB Hospital declared him dead.
- Seemapuri police registered a case of causing death by negligence and sent the body for a post-mortem examination.
- Local residents told police the men had no safety gear, despite a 2013 law that requires mechanised sewer and drain cleaning.
- Police say the work was under the Public Works Department, but the PWD denies employing the crew, leaving accountability in dispute.