Thoothukudi: K. Durba Das (19) of Malkangiri district in Odisha, employed as a construction worker, died after he allegedly fell into a septic tank on the North Street in Milavittan on Saturday night.
The incident occurred around 8.30 p.m. when he stepped on the lid of the septic tank. The worn-out septic tank lid gave way and he fell into it, sources said.
Within a short time, the victim’s roommates reached the spot, but they could only retrieve the body from the tank. Based on a complaint lodged by P. Surjith (21), a relative of the deceased, SIPCOT police have registered a case under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The body was sent to Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital for a post-mortem.