India, Feb. 8 -- The death of 25-year-old banking telecaller Kamal Dhyani, who died after falling into a 15 to 20-foot deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), has laid bare a sequence of events where at least five people either spotted him in the pit or knew about the incident, but failed to help or even inform the police for over eight hours after the incident.

While the sub-contractor, identified as Rajesh Kumar Prajapati,47, was arrested on Saturday and booked for culpable homicide, the main contractor and the labourer, identified by his single name Yogesh, were absconding.

An officer aware of the investigation, who did not wish to be named, said that they are trying to trace the contractor, who is currently absconding. "The main ...