Three workers died on Wednesday, November 11, after collapsing inside a chemical-and-gas safety tank while working at the Sandhar company plant in Dhumaspur, in the Bhondsi police station area of Gurugram, Zee News reported. The three were pulled out of the tank by co-workers and taken to hospital, where doctors declared them dead.

Source: Zee News

Police identified the dead as Naresh Yadav, 56, a resident of Badshahpur in Gurugram, who had worked as a welder at the company since 2021-22; Mohammad Arif, 21, of Pipraha village in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, who was living in Dhumaspur; and Anil Jha, 46, of Barnama village in Bihar's Nawada district, who was living at Maruti Kunj in Bhondsi, according to a Gurugram Police spokesperson's statement carried by Atharv News.

Source: Gurugram Police statement via Atharv News

In a complaint to police, Naresh Yadav's son alleged that the company management sent the three men into the tank, which held poisonous chemicals and gas, without first making the necessary safety arrangements and without any safety equipment, Zee News reported. The allegation is the family's claim; police have said the investigation will establish what safety arrangements were in place and who was responsible.

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On the basis of the complaint, Bhondsi police have registered a case against the company management under Sections 106 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police said. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, and further action will follow the post-mortem and the completion of legal formalities, according to the police statement.

Source: Gurugram Police statement via Atharv News

HBTV News reported that the incident took place at around noon on Wednesday and that Bhondsi police reached the spot and began an investigation after receiving information about the accident. A senior police officer said the inquiry would also examine whether adequate safety measures were in place around the chemical tank.

Source: HBTV News

The deaths have again raised questions about worker safety in industrial units, particularly during work inside chemical and gas tanks, where protective equipment and safety checks are mandatory. Police said the investigation is continuing.