Delhi biker death update: Kamal's friend says he went to six police stations overnight but didn't get help, claims no complaint was filed till morning

A 25-year-old man died in West Delhi's Janakpuri after his motorcycle fell into an uncovered pit dug for construction work, police said Friday. The victim's family has alleged negligence on the part of the Delhi Jal Board (Board) and also suspects foul play in his death. The family claimed that they searched Kamal throughout the night and they spent the entire night visiting multiple police stations before being informed about his death at around 7.30 am in the morning. Kamal's brother claimed that the family did not receive any help despite them visiting six police stations, reports news agency ANI. Kamal worked at the call centre of a private bank, police said.

"When I last talked to him, he said he would reach home in 10 minutes. When I called him again at 12:30 am, he didn't pick up. We got worried. We started looking for him. I first went to his office in Rohini, then to the Janakpuri police station. The police gave us his last location in this area. We kept looking for him but couldn't find him. This is gross carelessness. My brother was not crazy that he would deliberately crash into the pit... At 1:30 am, I checked this pit, but he was not there at that time. We visited at least 6 police stations but did not receive any help," Kamal's brother was quoted as saying by ANI.

"In the morning, when I again called my brother's phone number, the police picked up the call and informed us that his body had been recovered from the pit... Had the police got into action on time, my brother would have been alive," he stated.


Kamal was returning home from the office, and he allegedly went missing late at night after leaving home on his motorcycle. When he failed to return and his phone became unreachable, relatives began a frantic search for him and approached several police stations in West Delhi. They claimed that despite repeated visits to nearly a dozen police stations, they received no concrete information about his whereabouts.

The incident comes weeks after the death of 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta, who drowned after his car fell into a waterlogged pit near a construction site in Noida's Sector 150 on the intervening night of January 16 and 17, leading to massive protests and uproar.

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Friend told to wait till 11 am to file complaint

Kamal's friend said when he reached the police station, he was asked to wait till 11 am to file a complaint. The police agreed to track the phone but did not disclose its exact location. Reportedly, a group of seven people attempted to locate the victim but were unsuccessful.

"When we went to the police station to file a complaint, we were told that our complaint would not be registered before 11 am. Upon request, the police helped us find the location of my friend and asked us to look for him in a 200-metre radius here. 7 people were searching for him from midnight to 7 am, but we could not find him. At 1 am, when we checked the pit, he was not there. We were on this road all the time, but we don't understand how he ended up here after we checked..." he told ANI.

Initial reports indicate that construction work was underway at the accident site, for which a pit had been dug on the road. The biker is believed to have lost control of his motorcycle and fallen into the pit at Joginder Singh Marg, near Green Valley Apartments, leading to fatal injuries. The area reportedly lacked adequate barricading or warning signage at the time of the incident.

Police said all angles, including the allegations raised by the family, are being examined. "We are investigating the matter to ascertain the exact sequence of events," the officer said.

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DJB forms inquiry committee to probe biker's death

The Delhi Jal Board has set up a committee to probe the death of a motorcyclist who allegedly fell into a construction pit dug by the water agency, cabinet minister Parvesh Verma said. Verma said the inquiry committee will submit a report on the incident by the same evening. In a post on X, Water Minister Verma said, "DJB has constituted a high-level inquiry committee to ensure a transparent investigation into the incident. The committee has been directed to inspect the accident site immediately and review safety arrangements, barricading, signage and traffic management."

(With agency inputs)