Two labourers died and two others fainted due to suffocation while cleaning a septic tank in a hotel in Ambamata Police Station area in Udaipur on Friday, police said.
Police said two labourers got into the tank for cleaning it at a hotel located on Sajjangarh Road. Mahendra Chhaparwal, 27, and Vijay Kalyana, 33, died of suffocation due to poisonous gas in the tank, while Ramkaran and Vinod Nakwal, who jumped into the tank to save them fainted.
Ramkaran and Nakwal were admitted to MB Hospital, police said, adding that the latter's condition remains critical. The bodies were brought to the hospital mortuary, they said.
Meanwhile, a large number of people of Valmiki community and organisations linked to sanitation workers reached the hospital demanding compensation for the family of the workers who died.
All India Safai Mazdoor Congress leader Babulal said the families should be given a compensation and a case of murder should be registered against the hotel operator.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
"Great Sense Of Relief...": R Ashwin Returns Home After Announcement Of Retirement
Eklingji Temple In Udaipur Bans Mobile, Short Dresses 'Udaipur City Palace' Reopens Gates After 4 Days Amid Royal Coronation Row Amid Deadlock, Udaipur's Maharana Vishvaraj Singh Visits Palace Temple To Complete Rituals Video: Rahul Gandhi Approaches BJP MP Who Fell During Protest, This Happens Ambedkar Row: Congress Doubles Down After BJP's Soros Edit Of Protest Pic Protests At Parliament Turn Into Injury vs Injury Claims By BJP, Congress Indian Origin Student Wears Lehenga To Graduation Ceremony In Switzerland Opposition's No Trust Move Against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Rejected Viral: Passenger's Great Dane As "Support" Dog On Flight Sparks Debate Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.