Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Delhi sanitation workers to shut auto-tippers over colleague's killing
A sanitation worker named Anil, who was 27 years old, was hurt very badly with a knife in a part of Delhi called Kalyanpuri.
He was taken to a hospital, but the doctors could not save him, and he passed away.
Anil worked for the city's garbage collection service, but he was hired through a private company.
His friends and co-workers, who are part of a union, are very sad and upset about what happened.
They want the person who hurt Anil to be caught by the police.
They also want Anil's family to get money to help them, and they want one of his relatives to get a government job.
To show how serious they are, the workers say they will stop driving their small garbage trucks, called auto-tippers, starting Monday.
They say the trucks will only start again after the family gets the help they need.
The city's garbage department says it will make sure Anil's family gets compensation.
The police are looking at camera videos to find out who did this and why.
Delhi Sanitation Workers Union plans to keep auto-tippers off roads from Monday to demand arrest of the accused, compensation, and a government job for a relative of the deceased worker.
The protest follows the killing of Anil, a 27-year-old contractual sanitation worker, who was allegedly stabbed in east Delhi's Kalyanpuri on Sunday.
Police are examining CCTV footage and other evidence to identify the accused and establish the motive behind the killing.
Anil's family alleged they were initially told by police that he had met with an accident, but later learned he had been stabbed; they said he had no known enmity with anyone.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi said it would ensure compensation to Anil's family, and its representatives had visited the family to convey the assurance.
- Who
- Members of the Delhi Sanitation Workers Union and Anil, a 27-year-old contractual sanitation worker engaged by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi through a private company.
- What
- Sanitation workers plan to shut down auto-tippers across Delhi to demand the arrest of the accused, compensation for the family, and a government job for a relative of the deceased worker.
- When
- The killing occurred on Sunday; the shutdown is planned from Monday, August 17.
- Where
- Delhi, specifically east Delhi's Kalyanpuri where the stabbing occurred.
- Why
- To demand justice after Anil was allegedly stabbed and killed, and to highlight frequent assaults on sanitation workers.
Union and family perspective
Police and official perspective
Initial information about the death
Union and family perspective
The family alleges police initially told them Anil had met with an accident, and they only learned of the stabbing upon reaching the spot.
Police and official perspective
Police are examining CCTV footage and other evidence to identify the accused and establish the motive behind the killing.
Support for workers
Union and family perspective
Union members allege officials do not support workers at any level, and that no official reaches the police station when a sanitation worker is assaulted.
Police and official perspective
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi said it would ensure compensation to Anil's family, and its representatives had visited the family to convey the assurance.
- Union
- Delhi Sanitation Workers Union
- Deceased worker
- Anil, 27, contractual sanitation worker
- Employer
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi (via private company)
- Incident location
- Kalyanpuri, east Delhi
- Incident date
- Sunday (August 15)
- Action planned
- Shutdown of auto-tippers across Delhi from Monday
- Demands
- Arrest of accused, compensation for family, government job for a relative
- Police action
- Examining CCTV footage and other evidence