
Three labourers were injured while laying cables behind Medanta-The Medicity, when the sand dug out by a JCB to create a 12-foot-deep pit shifted unexpectedly and buried them beneath it. The victims are undergoing treatment at Medanta.
Police said the incident took place Monday evening. The men had dug a pit to lay the cables and were digging further when the sand fell on top of them.
“ACP Sadar, along with the Sadar police station SHO, and a team from the hospital, rushed to the spot. The men were rescued in minutes…,” said Subhash Boken, PRO of Gurgaon Police, adding that a case is yet to be registered.