New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) One person died and two were injured when a portion of earth caved in on them while digging up a sewer line in northwest Delhi's Netaji Subhash Place, police said on Wednesday.

The victims were working at a site of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) near Shakur Basti when the incident occurred on Tuesday evening, they said.

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All three were pulled out of the debris after the incident and rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared one of them dead, police said.

The deceased was identified as Rohit.

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A case under relevant sections has been registered against the contractor and further investigations are on, police added.

No immediate reaction was available from the DJB over the incident.

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