INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The five men died on Sunday
compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of each of the five people dead due to suffocation while cleaning a septic tank at a housing
complex in Moti Nagar area in Delhi, officials said.The incident happened on Sunday at DLF Capital Green Apartments.The commission has
sought registration of a case of death caused by negligence under provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their
Rehabilitation Act 2013 and under sections of IPC against DLF, service managing firm JLL, and the maintenance contractor Unnati Agency.The
commission asked police to make arrests accordingly.A team of the commission visited the spot Monday and had a discussion with the Delhi
chief secretary, the district magistrate (west), DCP and other police officers, officers from Municipal Corporation (west) and Delhi Jal
Board.DLF representatives informed the visiting commission team that the JLL will take care of the families affected.Deputy commissioner of
police (west) said an FIR has been registered under section 304A at Moti Nagar police station and the process is on to identify people
responsible for the deaths."On the basis of the discussion, the commission has noticed that the cleaning of sewage treatment plant of the
DLF Capital Greens was taken up without safety equipment, supervisory team, ambulance with doctor etc, which shows a clear violation of the
provision of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013 and also the Supreme Court judgment dated
March 27, 2014," the statement said.This matter will be taken up with the concerned departments for solution of "non-stop sewer deaths" in
Delhi and action against the agencies that violate Act, it said.A 32-year-old supervisor, an engineer working with JLL was arrested Monday
for alleged negligence into the case.The Delhi government has ordered a probe into the matter, while the National Human Rights Commission
