One dead, another injured while cleaning sewer in Santacruz; no safety gear provided: Police

A 47-year-old worker died, and another was hospitalised after the two entered a municipal sewer chamber while carrying out drainage-cleaning work for a housing society in Santacruz East on Monday (September 28, 2026) morning. Police said the workers had allegedly not been provided any protective equipment.

The incident took place around 11 a.m. near Bhavya Niketan society on 8th Golibar Road, opposite V.N. Desai Hospital.

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According to Vakola Police Station Senior Inspector Navnath Ghuge, the secretary of Bhavya Niketan had hired a retired Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official, identified as Jadhav, to get a blocked sewage line cleaned. MR. Jadhav, in turn, allegedly engaged the two workers for the job.

Mr. Ghuge said the workers were not provided protective equipment while carrying out the cleaning work.