A man, aged around 35-year-old, was found dead at a construction pit filled with water in Maharashtra`s Thane district on Wednesday following which the cops have launched probe, officials said.
According to the officials, on June 25, at around 1:46 pm, the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) received information about a dead body floating in a pit at a construction site on road number 16 in Wagle Estate in Thane West.
“The dead body is believed to be that of an unidentified male, around 35-year-old, was found at a construction site,” an official said, adding that the local police along with the civic officials rushed to the spot for primary investigations and shifting the dead body for a post-mortam.
The RDMC said that officers from Wagle Police Station, fire brigade personnel with one fire engine, disaster management staff with one pickup vehicle, and a Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) hearse were sent to the spot and with the help of the fire brigade and disaster management team, the body was recovered from the pit and handed over to the Wagle Estate police for further investigations into the matter.
“The dead body was later shifted to the District Government Hospital in Thane for further legal procedures,” the official said.
