Senior citizen dies after falling into manhole

A senior citizen out on his evening walk died on Friday after he reportedly fell into a manhole dug up by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi in Malviya Nagar,South Delhi. The police said the body of 78-year-old Trilok Nath Makhen was discovered on Saturday morning by passersby.

The police said Makhen lived in Shivalik Park with his 65-year-old wife,Jaya Rani. According to her,Makhen had gone out for a walk at 7.45 pm. When he failed to return till late,she asked some of her neighbours to look for him. When he did not return all night,she made a PCR call and registered a missing complaint.

The police said there was no barricade around the manhole and they suspect Makhen fell in as he could not spot the hole in time because of the darkness.