Tragic death of UP doctor on wedding anniversary, dies after motorcycle falls into open drain
CCTV footage in the area showed the doctor tried to scramble out of the drain but slipped and hit his head against the brick wall of the drain.;
Aligarh: A 42-year-old doctor died after his motorcycle fell into an open drain in the heart of the old city area here on a day he was celebrating his marriage anniversary, police said on Monday.
Dr Rajiv Gupta (42), a private physician, was celebrating his 22nd marriage anniversary on Sunday and travelling on his two-wheeler to buy some items, when he fell into the open drain in Mahindranagar Colony under Sasni Gate police station.
According to the police, Gupta did not realise that the open drain had encroached upon the road as part of an unfinished project by Aligarh Municipal Corporation authorities.
There was neither any barricading nor any signboard at the spot to warn the public of the open drain.
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CCTV footage in the area showed the doctor tried to scramble out of the drain but slipped and hit his head against the brick wall of the drain.
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