Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Contractor Arrested Over Fatal Santacruz Drainage Work Incident
A worker died while working on a large drain in Santacruz East.
Another worker was hurt.
Police arrested the contractor, Vilas Jadhav.
They say he arranged the work without permission from the city corporation.
Police also allege that he did not give the workers proper safety equipment.
The work involved opening a drain chamber connected to a main drainage line.
The case includes charges related to causing death through negligence and unsafe work.
Police are investigating, and no case has so far been filed against the housing society members.
Vakola police arrested contractor Vilas Jadhav after a drainage worker died in Santacruz East.
Police allege the work was conducted without permission from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
The incident occurred outside Bhavyaniketan Housing Society between 10:30am and 11am on September 28.
Worker Santosh Ganpat Kashte, 47, died, while Ajay Dhyanchand Thakur, 30, was injured.
Jadhav faces charges including culpable homicide, negligent acts endangering life, and violations of the manual scavenging prohibition law.
- Who
- Contractor Vilas Jadhav, deceased worker Santosh Ganpat Kashte, and injured worker Ajay Dhyanchand Thakur were involved; Vakola police are investigating.
- What
- A drainage worker died and another was injured during work on a main drainage line, leading to Jadhav's arrest on culpable homicide and related charges.
- When
- The incident occurred between 10:30am and 11am on September 28; the FIR was registered at 11:42am the same day.
- Where
- Outside Bhavyaniketan Housing Society on TPS Road No. 8, near V.N. Desai Hospital in Santacruz East, Mumbai.
- Why
- Police allege the contractor conducted the work without Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation permission and failed to provide necessary safety equipment.
- Accused
- Vilas Jadhav, a contractor and Dadar East resident
- Fatality
- Santosh Ganpat Kashte, 47, died
- Injured worker
- Ajay Dhyanchand Thakur, 30, was injured
- Incident location
- Bhavyaniketan Housing Society, TPS Road No. 8, Santacruz East
- Date and time
- September 28, between 10:30am and 11am
- Investigating agency
- Vakola police; Police Inspector Bobde is investigating
- Legal sections
- Sections 105, 125(a), and 125(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, plus Section 9 of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013