Overview
- Police identified the deceased as Karan Yadav and Ajay Dodi at a sewerage chamber near the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar market by Choithram Hospital gate.
- A sewer suction machine pipe reportedly broke and fell into the chamber, leading one worker to descend and lose consciousness from toxic gas before a colleague who attempted rescue also collapsed.
- State Disaster Response Force personnel recovered both bodies, which were sent for post-mortem as officers registered a case and continued inquiries.
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav directed ₹30 lakh compensation for each family, according to municipal and state statements.
- An eyewitness alleged the workers lacked protective gear and that official responders arrived late, while the Indore Municipal Corporation said the task involved releasing water into a drainage chamber after emptying a septic tank.