Overview
- During pipeline repairs on Railway Road on Saturday, a roadside pit caved in and buried labourer Mahindar Singh under soil and water.
- A rescue team pulled him out and doctors at Malkhan Singh district hospital declared him dead on arrival.
- CCTV of the collapse spread online, prompting public anger over site safety on CM Grid works run by the Aligarh Municipal Corporation.
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered a probe, announced Rs 5 lakh for the family, and set up a panel led by the Additional Municipal Commissioner to report within three days.
- Officials say barricades and warning signs were in place, while relatives and residents allege hazardous shifts, weak barricading, and unfinished road links across the CM Grid project.