Agency blacklisted, FIR lodged, LMC engineer suspended
LUCKNOW, July 14 -- After a man drowned in a drain in Thakurganj on Saturday, an FIR was lodged against the private agency responsible for drain cleaning work in the area while a Lucknow Municipal Corporation engineer was suspended, officials said.
Municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar on Sunday confirmed that the FIR has been registered against the private agency. The agency has been blacklisted and junior engineer Raman Kumar Singh has been suspended with immediate effect. The assistant engineer concerned has been served a show-cause notice. Kumar added that the LMC will conduct an audit of all broken manholes and sewer drains across the city and initiate urgent repairs or replacements wherever required.
"A case has been registered at Thakurganj Police Station under relevant IPC sections against the cleaning agency contractor based on the LMC's complaint.
A second FIR has also been registered against the local corporator based on the deceased's wife's complaint," said a police official.
The police added that nearly 30 personnel from different police stations were deployed at the site to maintain law and order .
After the body was found, police, LMC and SDRF officials took possession of it. It was sent for post-mortem. HTC...
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.