Delhi biker death highlights: Delhi Police file FIR against DJB officials, contractor over Janakpuri biker death

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Delhi biker death news live: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi commented on the death of the 25-year old biker who fell into a pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board in Janakpuri.

Gandhi said on X, "The epidemic of greed and negligence plaguing India has claimed another young life today. A son, a dream, the entire world of his parents -- all shattered in an instant."

"This is not an accident. It is murder. The killer is the government that runs away from accountability. The real culprit is not the road, but the irresponsible authority. Because here, no resignations happen, no punishments are meted out and no one's conscience awakens," the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said.

Delhi biker death news live: On Delhi biker Kamal Dhyani's death, his older brother, Mayank Dhyani, says, "He was working a night shift in Rohini. He was on his way back. I spoke to him when he had reached Janakpuri. He told me he had reached Janakpuri and would reach home in 10 minutes. He fell in that pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board... We tried to find him the whole night... The Police didn't take effective action. He could have been saved... His phone was on. Our calls were going through. Around 9.30 am, a civilian picked up the call, told us that an accident had occurred, and gave us the location."

Delhi biker death news live: Delhi Police on Friday registered an FIR against a contractor and officials of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in connection with the death of a 25-year-old motorcyclist who fell into a 15-foot-deep pit dug by the civic agency in the Janakpuri area, an official said.

"We have registered an FIR under section 105 (culpable homicide) of the BNS at Janakpuri Police Station against the contractor and concerned officials of Delhi Jal Board," the senior police officer said.

The officer added that the investigation is being conducted on priority and strict legal action will be taken against those found guilty, in accordance with the law.

Delhi biker death news live: Delhi Minister Ashish Sood says, “It is an unfortunate incident. I stand with the deceased's family at this time of grief. I want to assure the family that I have inspected the site for two hours, and I saw that all security measures were in place. Still, I have instructed the Jal Board to form a committee and start an enquiry into the matter. The accused will not be spared... Our government understand's its responsibility. We all stand with the family, and all possible help is being provided... We cannot bring the victim back, but we can try to ensure such incidents are not repeated…”

Delhi biker death news live: "What happened in Janakpuri has exposed the BJP government in Delhi, the Delhi Police Commissioner, and the entire Delhi Police... Today, a 25-year-old youth has died... Serious allegations have been slapped on the police. Around 12 am, the family went to the police station in search of their son... Not just one, but they went to six police stations, yet no one filed their report, AAP Delhi President, Saurabh Bhardwaj, said.

"Their children's phone location was deliberately deleted in haste. Why did they do this? What is the police trying to hide? When the boy's phone was on, the police had his location. If they wanted to, they could have found him. Maybe he might have been saved, but no one saved him. In the morning, Ashish Sood went there and lied about having proper arrangements. If there were proper arrangements, then did that boy jump to take his own life? This is simply the shamelessness of the government and the police, who are falsifying data. Today, with concrete evidence, this has been exposed to the entire country..."

Delhi biker death news live: “When I last talked to him, he said he would reach home in 10 minutes. When I called him again at 12:30 am, he didn't pick up. We got worried. We started looking for him. I first went to his office in Rohini, then to the Janakpuri police station. The police gave us his last location in this area. We kept looking for him but couldn't find him,” Kamal Dhyani's brother told ANI.

“This is gross carelessness. My brother was not crazy that he would deliberately crash into the pit... At 1:30 am, I checked this pit, but he was not there at that time. We visited atleast 6 police stations but did not receive any help... In the morning, when I again called my brother's phone number, the police picked up the call and informed us that his body had been recovered from the pit... Had the police got into action on time, my brother would have been alive,” he added.

Delhi biker death news live: Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood will inspect the site on February 7 where a bike rider, Kamal Dhyan, died after falling into a deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board for repair work.

Delhi biker death news live: Following the Janakpuri incident, an Executive Engineer (AXN), Assistant Engineer (AE) and Junior Engineer (JE) have been suspended, BJP leader Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma said.

Delhi biker death news live: Former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal said, “This is not an accident, but a murder. The BJP has learned nothing even from the Noida incident. Gross negligence and an irresponsible attitude have now become the hallmark of BJP governments, and it is the common people who are paying the price. May God give strength to the family that lost its child due to the government’s negligence.”