Knee-deep water had flooded Gurgaon on the night of July 9. The water-logging turned fatal for Shailendra, who left behind his pregnant wife, Sumalata, TOI reported.
She had last spoken to her husband at 8:19 pm, when he said he was dropping off a passenger and be home soon. She called again at around 9 pm, but did not receive a reply.
"I made 200 calls after that. He usually returns by 10 pm," the 21-year-old , who is expecting another child, said.
Sumalata then approached their landlord Babulal for help. By 3 am, the fear prompted Babulal to approach the police to report Shailendra missing.
However, it was only the next morning, around 7 am, when some delivery executives passing by found Shailendra's body inside an open sewer in the city's Sector 47 area.
The 27-year-old victim's autorickshaw had ran into an open manhole while trying to navigate through the water-logged roads. His vehicle overturned and he fell inside. Bystanders took Shailendra to Park Hospital, but it was too late by then.
Shailendra was originally from came to Gurgaon from his UP's Kannauj and came to Gurgaon five years ago. He settled with his family in Sector 9 and earned a stable income.
"I have lost everything in this city. I will have to move back to my hometown. What will I do here alone," Sumanlata told TOI.
Just a few kilometres away, in another part of the city, a 25-year-old graphic designer was electrocuted the same night.
Akshat Jain was coming back home in Sector 49 from a gym when waded into a flooded road in Ghasola village. Trying to balance his bike, the graphic designer accidentally touched a live wire dangling into the water and died on the spot.
In both incidents, the families registered complaints for death by negligence.
Asked about progress in the investigation, a police officer told TOI that the concerned departments have been issued show-cause notices. "Further probe is underway," he added.
She had last spoken to her husband at 8:19 pm, when he said he was dropping off a passenger and be home soon. She called again at around 9 pm, but did not receive a reply.
"I made 200 calls after that. He usually returns by 10 pm," the 21-year-old , who is expecting another child, said.
Sumalata then approached their landlord Babulal for help. By 3 am, the fear prompted Babulal to approach the police to report Shailendra missing.
However, it was only the next morning, around 7 am, when some delivery executives passing by found Shailendra's body inside an open sewer in the city's Sector 47 area.
The 27-year-old victim's autorickshaw had ran into an open manhole while trying to navigate through the water-logged roads. His vehicle overturned and he fell inside. Bystanders took Shailendra to Park Hospital, but it was too late by then.
Shailendra was originally from came to Gurgaon from his UP's Kannauj and came to Gurgaon five years ago. He settled with his family in Sector 9 and earned a stable income.
"I have lost everything in this city. I will have to move back to my hometown. What will I do here alone," Sumanlata told TOI.
Just a few kilometres away, in another part of the city, a 25-year-old graphic designer was electrocuted the same night.
Akshat Jain was coming back home in Sector 49 from a gym when waded into a flooded road in Ghasola village. Trying to balance his bike, the graphic designer accidentally touched a live wire dangling into the water and died on the spot.
In both incidents, the families registered complaints for death by negligence.
Asked about progress in the investigation, a police officer told TOI that the concerned departments have been issued show-cause notices. "Further probe is underway," he added.
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