Two labourers buried alive at underbridge construction site in Rajasthan

The victims Deepchand (25) and Dhani (17) were working at the site when the incident took place, a police official said. The two labourers were rushed to a hospital where doctors declared them dead, he said.

Two labourers died after being buried under a mound of soil at an underbridge construction site in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district on Thursday, police said.

The next of kin of the deceased were given a compensation of ₹50,000 each from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and a financial assistance of ₹5 lakh each from the contractor, officials said. (Getty Images/Picture for representation)

The victims Deepchand (25) and Dhani (17) were working at the site when the incident took place, a police official said. The two labourers were rushed to a hospital where doctors declared them dead, he said.

Both the deceased were from Madhya Pradesh, the official said.

The next of kin of the deceased were given a compensation of ₹50,000 each from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and a financial assistance of ₹5 lakh each from the contractor, he said.