8 months ago
Owners Booked After Man Dies in Open Manhole
A man named Vipul Zala died after falling into a deep, open drainage chamber while parking his car near a sports complex.
The chamber was left open by a company hired by the city to clean a nearby water tank.
The police have filed a case against the company's owners for not putting any warnings or barriers around the open chamber.
The man's family and the Congress party are blaming the city government for not ensuring public safety.
The Congress party even mentioned a court case where the city was found responsible for a similar accident.
Vipul Zala, 40, died after falling into an open 15-feet deep drainage chamber on December 26.
The chamber was left open by Eco Facility Management Services, a company contracted by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC).
Police have booked the agency owners for culpable homicide not amounting to murder due to negligence.
The Congress party has demanded an FIR against VMC officials, citing a Gujarat High Court ruling that held the VMC 70% liable for a similar accident.
The Congress also criticized BJP corporators for not visiting the victim's family and for speaking negatively about them in the media.
- Who
- Vipul Zala, a 40-year-old man, died after falling into an open drainage chamber.
- What
- The incident occurred due to an open and uncovered drainage chamber.
- Where
- The incident occurred near the Manjalpur Sports Complex in Vadodara.
- When
- The incident took place on December 26.
- Why
- The drainage chamber was left open without any warning or barricade after work completion, leading to the fatal incident.
Key facts
- Victim
- Vipul Zala (40-year-old)
- Incident Location
- Manjalpur Sports Complex, Vadodara
- Incident Date
- December 26
- Contracted Agency
- Eco Facility Management Services
- Charges Filed
- Culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- Gujarat High Court Ruling
- VMC held 70% liable for road fatality due to negligence
- Congress Demand
- FIR against VMC Commissioner, corporators, engineers, and contractors
Quotes
Pranav Kataria
Assistant Commissioner of Police, F Division
“We have lodged an FIR at Manjalpur police station and summoned the owners of the agency contracted by the VMC to appear for probe. However, they are currently untraceable… the probe is also on to ascertain if any other person in a direct or supervisory role was responsible for the incident. Primarily, there has been negligence as the drain chamber was left open without any caution or barricade.”
indianexpress.com
Congress
Vadodara city unit of the Congress party
“Justice M K Thakker of the Gujarat HC has held the VMC 70% liable for road fatality due to wilful negligence in public safety maintenance, applying res ipsa loquitur (law of torts)… Inaction in maintaining public road safe for users clearly reflects wilful negligence– identical facts are present in the (Manjalpur case) of excavation hazards, absent safety… Had the Municipal Commissioner implemented this judgment, it would have prevented Zala’s death.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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