Three linemen working inside a sewer line in outer Delhi’s Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar were declared dead on Wednesday morning after being trapped for several hours, police said. An auto driver who went to rescue the three workers on seeing them trapped also succumbed after falling into the sewer line, officers said.
The deceased have been identified as Bacchu Singh, Pintu, Suraj Sahni, 55. The auto driver was identified as Satish, a resident of Sardar colony in Rohini. Satish is survived by his wife and three daughters, police said.