Overview

• The victims have been identified as Amir Khura, Trilochan Bhatra, Lalu Rana and M Santu, all aged between 25 and 35.
• Police suspect the labourers died of asphyxiation after inhaling toxic gases inside the sealed septic tank.
• Fire brigade personnel reported that each man entered the chamber in turn and became unresponsive before rescue teams could extract them.
• Authorities have registered the case under the 2023 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita negligence provision and ordered autopsies to confirm the exact cause of death.
• Similar unprotected septic tank cleaning deaths in Mumbai and Jaipur have triggered human rights notices and criticism over enforcement of worker safety measures.