AHMEDABAD: Narol police of the city on Wednesday registered a case of causing death by negligence against unknown persons in the case of 35-year-old Parvati Sarkar, who stepped into hot ash in Ganeshnagar on January 27 and died on February 28 due to severe burns.
Parvati’s son, Raja Sarkar, 19, a resident of Ganeshnagar, in his FIR with Narol police stated that his mother used to salvage scrap metal to earn a living. On January 27, she had gone to salvage metal near Ganeshnagar. She stepped into a sand heap and suffered severe burns near the Gyaspur Torrent power station, stated the FIR.
Parvati suffered 23% third-degree burns and was admitted to LG Hospital where she died on February 28. After this, police registered a case of accidental death on February 29 and began an inquiry in it.
During their inquiry, police learned that hot ash was dumped in the open which turned fatal for Parvati. However, the cops did not get CCTV footage so they are clueless about who dumped the ash which a byproduct of industrial units.
A police official said that they have collected 149 samples from various units and sent it to the FSL for further investigation.
This is not the only death in the area due to illegal dumping of hot ash.
In July 2018, 52-year-old Salma Ansari succumbed to 57% third-degree burns suffered after the scooter she was pillion riding on slipped and she fell on to a heap of hot sand. The accident had taken place on June 22 that year. Her husband, Nizamuddin Ansari had also suffered severe burns. He is still struggling to get justice.
Salma’s case is also unsolved. She was in LG Hospital for a month. Police and the Gujarat pollution control board (GPCB) are yet to identify the culprit.
Parvati’s son, Raja Sarkar, 19, a resident of Ganeshnagar, in his FIR with Narol police stated that his mother used to salvage scrap metal to earn a living. On January 27, she had gone to salvage metal near Ganeshnagar. She stepped into a sand heap and suffered severe burns near the Gyaspur Torrent power station, stated the FIR.
Parvati suffered 23% third-degree burns and was admitted to LG Hospital where she died on February 28. After this, police registered a case of accidental death on February 29 and began an inquiry in it.
During their inquiry, police learned that hot ash was dumped in the open which turned fatal for Parvati. However, the cops did not get CCTV footage so they are clueless about who dumped the ash which a byproduct of industrial units.
A police official said that they have collected 149 samples from various units and sent it to the FSL for further investigation.
This is not the only death in the area due to illegal dumping of hot ash.
In July 2018, 52-year-old Salma Ansari succumbed to 57% third-degree burns suffered after the scooter she was pillion riding on slipped and she fell on to a heap of hot sand. The accident had taken place on June 22 that year. Her husband, Nizamuddin Ansari had also suffered severe burns. He is still struggling to get justice.
Salma’s case is also unsolved. She was in LG Hospital for a month. Police and the Gujarat pollution control board (GPCB) are yet to identify the culprit.
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