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Mumbai manhole death: He was priceless to us: Aslam Shaikh’s family

Mumbai, India. July 02, 2026 - Badrunisa, Aslam Shaikh's sister and his daughter, Shabnam, mourned his passing. Aslam Shaikh, a 55-year-old Sakinaka resident, died after falling into an open manhole during maintenance work on Khairani Road, Sakinaka, Mumbai. India. July 2, 2026. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

mumbai news

Updated on Jul 03, 2026 08:58 am IST

New York grandmother dies after being ‘boiled’ in steam-filled Midtown manhole

Officials said Gocaj suffered inhalational thermal injuries and blunt force trauma to her torso after plunging into the steam-filled opening.

us news

Updated on May 22, 2026 03:47 am IST

Rohini manhole death: Deceased consumed alcohol night of the incident, says cop

New covers seen installed over the open drains by authorities reportedly after a a 30-year-old labourer died after falling into an open manhole maintained by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in the Begumpur area of Sector 32, Rohini.

delhi news

Published on Feb 12, 2026 10:21 am IST

Rohini: Labourer falls in open manhole, dies

The deceased was identified as Birju Kumar, a native of Bihar’s Samastipur district. (HT)

delhi news

Published on Feb 11, 2026 04:24 am IST

Toddler dies after falling into open manhole in Narela

A police officer said the boy likely missed the open manhole because of rainwater covering the road. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

delhi news

Published on Aug 10, 2025 03:42 am IST

Four workers die in Japan after falling in manhole during inspection

The workers were checking pipes when one fell down the manhole, followed by three more who tried to save him.

world news

Published on Aug 03, 2025 10:39 am IST

60-year-old dies by falling into manhole in Dombivli

mumbai news

Published on Jul 22, 2025 09:20 am IST

Motorcyclist falls into open manhole on busy road, internet slams authorities

A motorcyclist fell into an open manhole on a busy Punjab road, shocking internet.

trending

Published on Mar 26, 2025 08:45 pm IST

Gurugram: Car catches fire, driver saves himself by jumping into manhole

A man saved his life by jumping into a nearby open sewer manhole when his moving car suddenly caught fire in Gurugram on Saturday afternoon, said police. (Representational picture)

gurugram news

Published on Apr 27, 2024 08:03 pm IST

Malad manhole deaths: Supervisor arrested for negligence

Over two weeks after a 35-year-old chartered accounted (CA) drowned to death after his car fell into the Sirhind Canal near Doraha on April 5, his family has sought a murder investigation. (HT File)

mumbai news

Updated on Apr 26, 2024 10:07 am IST

Two dead, one critical after falling into Malad East manhole

Mumbai, India. April 24,2024: Two construction workers lost their lives in a septic tank of an under construction building at Malad East area in Mumbai. Three construction had entered the tank to clean it manually. (Photo by HT )

mumbai news

Updated on Apr 25, 2024 09:11 am IST

Public outrage as ‘open neglect’ snuffs life out of minor boy in Lucknow

People gathered at the accident site in Lucknow. (HT Photo)

lucknow news

Updated on Apr 24, 2024 09:36 am IST

Scrap dealer father wanted Shahrukh to become a cop

The wailing kin of Shahrukh. (Deepak Gupta)

lucknow news

Updated on Apr 24, 2024 09:24 am IST

Sanitation worker’s death: SP chief Akhilesh seeks action, compensation

SP chief Akhilesh seeks action, compensation into sanitation worker’s death (file)

others

Updated on Apr 06, 2024 09:03 pm IST

2 dead after entering south Delhi sewer

The two bodies were taken out and moved to a city hospital for postmortem. (AP/ Representational image)

delhi news

Updated on Sept 13, 2023 11:46 pm IST

‘Sexually-assaulted’ minor girl dies of injuries in Kanpur

Victim’s father has lodged an FIR in this connection (HT Photo)

others

Updated on May 27, 2023 09:04 pm IST

Cabbie’s death: Gurugram civic officials booked for leaving manhole open

A view of the spot where a man was allegedly found dead inside a sewer manhole at Gurugram-Sohna road near Vatika Chowk, in Gurugram. (HT Photo)

gurugram news

Updated on May 10, 2023 12:21 am IST

8 days after mishap, KDMC yet to cover manhole in Dombivli

HT Image

mumbai news

Updated on Apr 28, 2023 12:35 am IST

MCG considers geo-tagging manhole covers in Gurugram to avert accidents

A deep sewer manhole lies open in the cycle track lane in Sector 39 near Cyber Parkin Gurugram on Tuesday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

gurugram news

Updated on Apr 26, 2023 12:00 am IST

Two die while cleaning sewer in Gujarat, say police

The two workers, identified as Gopal Padhar (24) and Bijal Padhar (32), fell unconscious after entering the sewage pipeline. (Representative photo)

india news

Updated on Apr 24, 2023 12:09 am IST

Gujarat: 3 sanitation workers allegedly die while cleaning septic tank

The cause of the death is likely to be the inhalation of poisonous gas (Representative Photo)

others

Updated on Apr 05, 2023 12:02 pm IST

Four bodies recovered day after manhole mishap in outer Delhi

Relatives of one of the victims at Rohini, on Wednesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT)

delhi news

Published on Mar 31, 2022 02:40 am IST

30-year-old biker falls into manhole in Ludhiana, dies

cities

Published on Mar 01, 2020 11:26 pm IST

Bodies of two newborn girls found in manhole and garbage dump in Chandigarh

cities

Updated on Feb 06, 2020 12:49 am IST

Man dies while cleaning manhole in Tamil Nadu’s Kumbakonam

A man died while cleaning a manhole in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district.

india news

Updated on Nov 15, 2019 09:06 am IST

Tamil Nadu man tried to clean manhole on his birthday, died due to asphyxiation

Sambathkumar was the first to enter the sewer hole. As he collapsed due to asphyxiation, his fried Narendran also got into the hole, a police officer said.

india news

Updated on Sept 08, 2019 10:17 pm IST

Worker slips into 15-ft deep manhole. 4 more try to save him, also die

The incident took place around 1.25pm near Krishna Kunj locality near Nandgram where a sewer line laying process is on for past one year and the workers were taking up the work to connect the sewer line to the manhole. (AP representative photo)

india news

Updated on Aug 23, 2019 07:21 am IST