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News18
4 hours ago
- News18
Manhole death in Bengaluru: 4 held after labourer dies due to toxic fumes
Last Updated: Bengaluru, Jul 22 (PTI) A 31-year-old labourer died hours after allegedly developing breathing difficulties while cleaning a manhole here, with police on Tuesday confirming the arrest of four people in connection with the incident. The deceased, identified as Puttaswamy, a resident of RMC Yard, was engaged in the cleaning work along with another daily wager, Antony, at around 7 pm on July 20 at Akshaya Nagar. The task was assigned by a man named Nagaraju. According to police, neither of the workers was provided safety gear. Upon entering the manhole, both allegedly inhaled toxic gases and began experiencing breathing issues. Though they managed to exit the manhole, no medical assistance was offered despite their complaints of distress, police said. Puttaswamy was found dead at his residence the next morning, police added. Following a complaint from the deceased's father, a case was registered under Section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and relevant provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act. Four individuals, including Nagaraju, have been arrested. The post-mortem report is awaited to determine the exact cause of death. PTI AMP SSK Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Indian Express
9 hours ago
- Indian Express
Bengaluru man found dead hours after entering manhole for cleaning; 4 arrested
Four people were arrested in Bengaluru after a labourer, who developed breathing issues on Sunday evening while cleaning a manhole in Akshaya Nagar, was found dead on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Puttaswamy, 31, a resident of RMC Yard. The police said Nagaraju, Antony, Ananthkumar, and Devaraju have been arrested under section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act. According to a police officer, Nagaraju hired Puttaswamy and daily wager Antony to clean a clogged manhole around 7 pm on Sunday. The two men entered without safety gear and developed breathing problems after inhaling toxic gases. Despite their distress, no medical assistance was provided after the two men emerged from the manhole. On Monday morning, Puttaswamy was found dead at home. His body has been sent for postmortem examination. Following a complaint filed by the deceased's father, the Bengaluru police registered a case and launched an investigation. In 2023, two workers died while cleaning the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) of a luxury apartment on Kanakapura Road in the city. In 2021, three people, including one from Odisha and another from Nepal, died in Bengaluru while carrying out manual scavenging work. According to a 2024 report by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Karnataka has 2,927 identified manual scavengers. A government official said the state has reported nearly 100 deaths due to manual scavenging in the last 30 years, and nearly half of them were in Bengaluru. State government records, however, say that 7,493 manual scavengers have been identified in Karnataka, and 1,625 of them are in the limits of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
New Indian Express
14 hours ago
- New Indian Express
31-year-old dies while cleaning manhole in Bengaluru; four held
BENGALURU: A 31-year-old labourer, who developed breathing issues while cleaning a manhole at Akshaya Nagar in RMC Yard police limits on Sunday, died at home on Monday morning. The deceased is Puttaswamy of RMC Yard. Four people have been arrested on charges of engaging Puttaswamy for manual scavenging despite a ban on it. According to police, one of the accused, Nagaraju, hired Puttaswamy and Antony, a daily wager, to clean the clogged manhole. The duo entered the manhole around 7 pm without any safety gear. They developed breathing issues after inhaling toxic gases inside the manhole. Though Puttaswamy and Antony came out of the manhole, they were not given any medical help. On Monday morning, he was found dead. His body has been sent for postmortem, the police said. Based on a complaint by Puttaswamy's father, a case has been registered against Nagaraju, Antony, Ananthkumar and Devaraju for persuading Puttaswamy to enter the manhole. Antony has been booked for taking Puttaswamy to clean the manhole. The four have been booked under The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act and Section 106 (causing death by negligence) of BNS. According to Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment report 2024, the state-wise number of identified manual scavengers in Karnataka are 2,927. In February 2023, two manual scavengers died while cleaning an STP near Kanakapura, on the city outskirts. Bengaluru has the highest manual scavenging deaths in the state. What does law say? As per Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, no person or agency can engage or employ any person for manual scavenging and any person or agency who engages in manual scavenging is punishable with imprisonment up to 2 years or a fine up to Rs one lakh or both.
The Hindu
a day ago
- The Hindu
Labourer dies while cleaning manhole in Bengaluru's RMC yard
A 31-year-old labourer died due to suffocation while cleaning a manhole in Akshay Nagar in RMC Yard police station limits on Sunday (July 21, 2025). The deceased has been identified as Puttaswamy, who was hired along with another labourer identified as Antony to clean the clogged manhole. The duo got into the manhole and inhaled toxic gases, and collapsed due to exhaustion. The others pulled them out and took them to the hospital where Puttaswamy succumbed later while Antony is recovering. The RMC Yard police have registered a case against three people who hired the victims for the clean-up work under the Manual Scavenging Act, 2013. The owner of the house engaged the duo offering daily wage and did not provided any safety gear, the police said.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
The 'legitimate' excuse of assumed consent
By Priyam Sharma Imagine being curled up on your sofa, giggling while watching cat memes on social media, and then suddenly seeing a post of yourself by your nutritionist. Highlighted in bright yellow and green are your name, health issues, and the weight loss they claim to have caused with ' best results ' (because you chose to eat greens, but that's another story). In disbelief, you check the post: your picture zoomed in, the unblurred before-and-after version, your name and health details served up like a rationalised bhel puri to the janta janaardhan , all so they can trust and choose this nutritionist, the self-acclaimed people transformer. When confronted, this nutritionist says the most cliché thing ever: ' Oh, I thought you were okay with sharing. This post was meant to inspire others .' Think of a gym trainer proudly posting your before-after transformation shots and your abs, or a hospital showcasing your recovery story on their Instagram handle all without expressly asking if you were okay with it. From fitness apps flaunting user weight-loss journeys to clinics broadcasting patient recoveries, the line between consent and assumption blurs dangerously under this broad notion of ' legitimate use .' While Indian law has been fairly clear on this point for years, the Information Technology Act, 2000 and its rules explicitly state that no body corporate (a term broad enough to include firms, sole proprietors, partnerships and others engaged in commercial or professional activities) can share such sensitive personal data without explicit consent , failing which it attracts liability under Section 43A. This right also flows from the broader right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution, as reaffirmed by the Supreme Court in K. Puttaswamy vs Union of India (2017) 10 SCC 1, which recognised privacy as a fundamental right. But does the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), enacted to build a robust data protection framework for India's digital ecosystem, offer equally airtight safeguards? Section 6 of the DPDP Act certainly appears to do so: it requires that consent must be ' free, specific, informed, unconditional and unambiguous ,' underlining that it cannot simply be presumed. However, Section 7(a) then steps in and introduces a potential grey area. It states that when a person has voluntarily provided their personal data to a data fiduciary and has not indicated that they do not consent to its use, the data fiduciary may process it, so long as it is reasonably expected for that purpose. But here lies the catch: Section 7 itself carries the heading ' Certain Legitimate Uses ,' but the actual text of 7(a) does not define the phrase ' legitimate uses ' leaving much to interpretation. What it effectively means is that a data fiduciary can process such voluntarily given data without seeking fresh explicit consent, provided it's for the purpose it was reasonably expected for, and the individual did not expressly object. This creates room for contrasting interpretations: some might argue that once someone has shared their data and hasn't said ' don't use it ,' the door could be interpreted as wide open particularly in the absence of clear statutory safeguards or regulatory guidance on what constitutes ' reasonable expectation .' Others would insist that the individual remains the sole decider of what they have explicitly consented to, knowingly or unknowingly, and that silence or ignorance cannot morph into blanket consent for any kind of processing under Section 7(a). Meanwhile, sub-sections (b) to (i) of Section 7 are considerably more specific: (b) deals with situations where a person disclosed data to avail benefits like subsidies from the State,(c) allows sharing for performance by the State or in the interest of sovereignty and security,while (d) to (i) cover compliance with laws and judgments, responding to medical emergencies, providing medical treatment, employment-related uses, and safeguarding the employer. The scope of Section 7(a), therefore, must necessarily be analysed case by case, considering the facts and the clear intent of the person providing the data. In the earlier example, the person's disclosure of medical history was strictly for obtaining a health plan it can hardly be stretched to justify broadcasting it on social media. Because tomorrow, it might not just be your weight. It could be your genome, your mental health history, or the trail of everywhere you've been. Is that really the future of consent we are comfortable with? (The author is an advocate practising before the Bombay High Court, with prior experience at Crawford Bayley & Co. and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Views expressed are personal.)
