Two men killed while cleaning septic tank in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Two men died due to asphyxia while they slid into a septic tank of a restaurant here to clean it on Tuesday, police said.

Speaking to the reporters, Additional Commissioner of Police (East) Seemanth Kumar Singh said, “The two men had got down into a septic tank of the restaurant at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. They died instantly as they inhaled the methane gas collected in the tank.”

The deceased were identified as Ramu (25) and Ravi (38) from Raichur district. Singh said that the fire brigade personnel had recovered the bodies of the men.

The police have held the restaurant’s owner Avinash Gupta, manager Ayush Gupta and caretaker Venkatesh for negligence.

Singh added that the restaurant was built on the basement of the building and violated the safety norms prescribed by the civil authorities. The police are also questioning the civic health inspector in charge of the area.