Man held for death of worker while cleaning sewer

A man was arrested today in connection with the death of a worker while cleaning a sewer at the city government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) here, the police said.

Prem Sagar, who works as a storekeeper at the hospital, was arrested for alleged negligence.

Four workers had entered a sewer last week. They lost consciousness apparently due to poisonous gas. One person had died and two others were taken ill.