A 29-year old conservancy worker was killed today in a freak mishap when a garbage bin fell on him from a lorry in the city.
Ramesh, a contract labourer, was adjusting the bin on a hydraulic lift, when it suddenly fell on him, resulting in his death on the spot, police said.
The driver of the lorry was taken into custody for interrogation, they said.
A group of conservancy workers gathered at the spot and demanded that the family of the deceased be paid Rs.15 lakh as solatium besides a permanent job to a family member, they said.
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