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Brick kiln worker drowns in Bhaktapur



BHAKTAPUR: A brick kiln worker died after drowning in a pond made for BM brick kiln at Sudal of Chagunarayan Municipality-8 in Bhaktapur last night.

The Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur, has confirmed the death of Mukesh Rai, 30, of Amtara, Gaighat municipality-4 in Udaypur district.

Deep, open and unsafe water ponds created by brick factories often cause the tragic deaths of people primarily children, police said, adding they were investigating the incident.

Publish Date : 05 April 2020 19:06 PM

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