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Woman dies after falling into open drain amid heavy rains in Mumbai, husband demands justice | News India

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Woman dies after falling into open manhole: Heavy rains that started suddenly on Wednesday (September 25) evening wreaked havoc in Mumbai. Waterlogging occurred at many places and traffic was disrupted. On the other hand, due to the negligence of BMC, a woman died after falling into a drain in Andheri area. The husband of the deceased woman had reached MIDC police station to lodge a complaint against BMC. A high-level inquiry has been ordered into the death of the woman who fell into the drain in Andheri.

body was found late at night

According to the information, the woman was going out of the house for work. During this time it was raining heavily and water was filled everywhere. There was an open drain in the middle of the same road and the woman suddenly fell into it. As soon as the information about the incident was received, the rescue team immediately reached the spot and examined the woman. However, late at night the rescue team found the body of the woman.

The family blamed the BMC

Usha Sable, the cousin of the deceased woman, said, 'We received a call from the police at around 11:30 pm. It was said that one of your relatives has died. This accident is very sad. We have lodged a complaint. This is gross negligence on the part of BMC, because no sign board was installed there.'

Opposition attack

The deceased woman has been identified as Vimal Appasha Gaikwad. After this incident, questions are being raised once again on Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Shiv Sena UBT spokesperson Anand Dubey said that Mumbai drowned in 2-3 hours of rain. A woman died after falling into a drain in Andheri area. The woman died due to BMC's negligence. Officials are joking. BMC officials should close the open drains, otherwise people will continue to lose their lives.

Due to heavy rains in Mumbai on Wednesday, the pace of the city seemed to be slowing down, but now life is returning to normal. Now the situation is normal, the rain has stopped. Local trains are also running on time. Local trains have started on time on all three lines – Central, Western and Harbor. Where there was a problem of waterlogging yesterday, the water has receded.