Manhole case: HUDA officials surrender

Two Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) officers, against whom police had registered case after a six-year-old boy slipped into a manhole and died on Sunday, finally surrendered before the court here on Thursday.

Two Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) officers, against whom police had registered case after a six-year-old boy slipped into a manhole and died on Sunday, finally surrendered before the court here on Thursday.

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“The two HUDA officers — junior engineer Ganga Ram and sub divisional engineer NP Gupta surrendered before the court of Vimal Sapra, assistant chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridabad on Wednesday,” Investigating Officer in the case Vinod Kumar said.

The two officers were placed under suspension for dereliction of duty and were absconding since then. The police had alerted Kaithal and Ambala police also as the two originally belonged to these two districts. However, after raids at HUDA office and their residences, they surrendered.