A day after a rider died after falling into an open drain inDelhi's Rohini, Times Now's ground report found multiple safety failures at the site of last night's terrifying manhole incident. Even after theDelhiDevelopment Authority (DDA) quickly covered the dangerous manhole following the mishap, locals paint a grim picture of ongoing risks that turn this stretch into a nightmare after dark.

Residents complained that street lights along the entire patch have been out of order for weeks, plunging the area into complete darkness. "Walking here at night feels like stepping into a black hole – you can't see a thing," says one frustrated local.

Just a few metres away from the manhole lies an open drain, dug 3-4 feet deep, with no barriers or covers in sight. It's a clear accident waiting to happen, especially for children, the elderly, or anyone in a hurry, the resident said.

"We are too scared to pass through this route after sunset," another resident told Times Now. "There are several such open drains scattered around, left uncovered and forgotten. One wrong step, and it's a disaster.”

The complaints revealed lapses on multiple levels in Rohini Sector 32, where the rider fell into an open drain in Delhi.

The residents also stressed that the Colony road comes to a dead end, leading to a water-filled open land, adding, "Blind 90° turn with no fencing, barricades or signboard. Only one single street on the entire road."

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The man Birju Kumar Rai fell into the manhole when he was returning to his place with a friend, Budhan Das, also known as Suraj. They both had consumed alcohol on Monday night when the incident happened. Suraj told police that around 7:30 pm on Monday, Birju lost balance and fell into an open manhole. However, Suraj did not inform anyone at night as he was drunk, but later he told another friend, Amir Hussain.

On Tuesday, around 2:36 pm, the police received a report of a missing person, suspected of falling into a sewer on vacant DDA land in Sector 32, Rohini.

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