Bank employee's death in Janakpuri pit: Main contractor arrested from Rajasthan

NEW DELHI: (Mar 10) Delhi Police has arrested the main contractor responsible for digging the pit in west Delhi's Janakpuri, which led to the death of a 25-year-old bank employee last month after his motorcylce fell into it, an official said on Tuesday.

The contractor, Himanshu Gupta, had been evading arrest and was held from Rajasthan's Udaipur after a rigorous manhunt launched by a police team from West district, the official said.

The team tracked Gupta down to Udaipur early on Tuesday morning and arrested him. He is being brought to Delhi for further investigation, he added.