New Delhi, March 10 The Delhi Police have 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 motorcycle fell into it, an official said on Tuesday.
The contractor, Himanshu Gupta, had been evading arrest and was apprehended from Udaipur in Rajasthan after a thorough search by a police team from the West district, the official said.
The team tracked Gupta down to Udaipur early Tuesday morning and arrested him. He is being brought to Delhi for further investigation, he added.
The case pertains to the death of Kamal Dhyani on the night of February 5 after his motorcycle fell into a 15-foot-deep sewage pit, allegedly left open during work being carried out by the Delhi Jal Board in Janakpuri.
The police had registered a case in connection with the incident and launched a search for those responsible for leaving the pit unsecured.