JOIN USTwo labourers were found dead in a sump of a waste-processing unit at a factory in Harohalli Industrial area on Sunday. The deceased were Umesh (32) and Dilip (23), both natives of KR Nagar in Mysuru district.
The bodies were found floating in the sump on the campus of Pyramid Packing Private Limited (PPPL), which manufactures covers and boxes used to parcel domestic appliances and electronics goods, said the police.
“The security guards noticed the bodies floating and informed us around 8.30 am. It is not known how the incident occurred,” Chandrashekhar, the auditor, PPPL, said.
There are about 150 workers with the PPPL. The management has set up the waste-processing unit on the factory campus. There is a water treatment facility at the unit.
The contract for the maintenance of the sump and the unit has been assigned to a man named Shankar, who has hired four people, including the two victims.
The bodies have been sent to Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem.
The company management has lodged a complaint, while the police are waiting for a separate complaint from the family members of the deceased labourers.
The police have obtained the CCTV footage to ascertain how the incident occurred.