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Mumbai: Last survivor of toilet tank deaths in Malad dies

BMC says it will proceed with FIR against trust who hired the 3 tank cleaners

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Photo clipping of report from March 23 to be added here

Photo clipping of report from March 23 to be added here

The last survivor out of the three Kevat family members who fell into a tank inside a community toilet in Malad’s Ambujwadi on Thursday was declared dead in the early hours of Saturday; the other two had died on March 21.

The BMC issued a show cause notice of 24 hours to the Om Jai Durga Seva Society trust, which is tasked with the management of this toilet, and will proceed with an FIR for culpable homicide and manual scavenging. The corporation stated that the tank was a septic tank and the trust asked the CBO coordinator Ramlagan Kevat to clean it without adequate safety gear or machinery, amounting to culpable homicide and manual scavenging. “Our contact with the trust was through the coordinator who passed away. We are still trying to trace the trust as they need to be given a chance to explain why police action should not be taken. Now that their 24 hours are over, we will be registering an FIR,” said Kiran Dighavkar, assistant municipal commissioner, P North ward.

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