Three labourers killed, nearly a dozen injured as septic tank wall collapses in Jaipur

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Rescue operations underway after three people were killed following a wall collapse in the Chandwaji area of Jaipur’s Tala Mod, in Jaipur on June 29, 2026. The injured have been shifted to the hospital. | Photo Credit: ANI

Three labourers were killed and about a dozen others injured after a wall of an under-construction septic tank collapsed on them in Jaipur's Chandwaji on Monday, police said.

Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has expressed grief over the incident and ordered immediate relief and rescue operations. The incident occurred while the workers were inside a sewerage pit at the construction site, Additional Superintendent of Police (Jaipur Rural) Ranveer Singh said.

The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital, where two labourers were declared dead. Another succumbed to injuries during treatment. The deceased were identified as Rinku (35), Savita (39) and Ramji (40).

Police personnel from Chandwaji police station, along with other officials, rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation with the help of residents. Debris removal was continuing, Mr. Singh said. About two dozen labourers were working at the site when the wall collapsed, he said.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel said the incident would be investigated to determine whether negligence was involved.

"Three labourers have died in the incident. It will be investigated whose negligence led to the incident. Injured are being treated," Mr. Patel said. Mamta, sister of one of the deceased, said she survived because she had stepped out of the pit to fetch drinking water.

"My brother was carrying cement blocks when the wall suddenly collapsed. He got trapped under the debris. I had come out of the tank to get drinking water, which saved my life," she told reporters.

In a statement, the Chief Minister described the incident as "extremely tragic". "Instructions have been issued to the concerned officials to immediately carry out relief and rescue operations. I pray to God for the peace of the d