India, Feb. 11 -- Days after a 25-year-old man died after falling into a pit dug for sewer repairs in Delhi's Janakpuri, another man died after falling into an uncovered manhole in Rohini's Sector 32, which is maintained by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).

The deceased was identified as Birju Kumar, a daily wage labourer from Bihar's Samastipur district. Police said Kumar had been living near the area where the incident occurred.

The incident comes close on the heels of outrage over the Janakpuri death, which led the Delhi government to announce an eight-point safety framework aimed at preventing such incidents in the future.

An eyewitness, who said he dialled 112 to alert the police, claimed that the labourer had been lying in t...