Archive · 23 Jul 2026
Three Die in Uttarakhand Underground Water Tank
An elderly woman and her two sons died in an underground water tank in Uttarakhand.
The woman's son went into the tank to remove something and collapsed.
His brother went in to help but also collapsed.
The mother then went in to check on them and collapsed too.
Villagers rescued them and took them to the hospital, but they were already dead.
The police are investigating, and they think a gas leak might have caused it.
An elderly woman and her two sons died of suffocation in an underground water tank in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.
The incident occurred on Tuesday evening in Manpur village, Gaulapar area.
Dharmendra Bisht, 44, collapsed inside the tank while removing shuttering.
His brother, Khushal Singh Bisht, 38, and their mother, Saraswati Devi, 65, also collapsed after entering the tank.
Villagers rescued them and took them to Sushila Tiwari Hospital, where they were declared dead.
- Who
- Saraswati Devi, Dharmendra Bisht, Khushal Singh Bisht
- What
- Suffocation in an underground water tank
- When
- Tuesday evening
- Where
- Manpur village, Gaulapar area, Haldwani, Uttarakhand
- Why
- Possible gas leak from a nearby biogas plant
Gas Leak Theory
Other Causes
Cause of Death
Gas Leak Theory
Villagers suspect a gas leak from a nearby biogas plant caused the suffocation.
Other Causes
The exact cause is still under investigation, and other factors could be involved.
- Location
- Manpur village, Gaulapar area, Haldwani, Uttarakhand
- Date of Incident
- Tuesday evening
- Victims
- Saraswati Devi (65), Dharmendra Bisht (44), Khushal Singh Bisht (38)
- Hospital
- Sushila Tiwari Hospital
- Investigating Officer
- Manoj Katyal, Superintendent of Police (City)
