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Karnataka: Forced to clean manhole and harassed by officials, Mandya sweeper commits suicide
Karnataka: Forced to clean manhole and harassed by officials, Mandya sweeper commits suicide
Narayana was forced to clean a manhole with his bare hands and officials allegedly harassed him repeatedly to clear their names and even deducted his salary.
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Manual scavenging continues to kill despite a nationwide ban since 1993. (Image Credit: CJP.org)
A 34-year-old civic worker who worked for the Maddur Town Municipal Corporation ended his life Tuesday, after he was forced to clean a manwhole and was allegedly harassed by officials .
The victim has been identified as Narayana who was found hanging on Tuesday at around 8:30 in the morning. Reportedly, he was forced to clean a manhole by the municipality officials who later threatened him to state that he entered the manhole voluntarily without any safety equipment.