Mumbai: In connection with the death of renowned gastroenterologist Dr. Deepak Amarapurkar the  Mumbai Police on Monday arrested four persons for their negligence. Dr. Deepak on August 29 fell into an open manhole when there was heavy rain in the city.

The four arrested people are Siddesh Bhelsekar, Rakesh Kadam, Nilesh Kadam and Dinaar Pawar. They are been charged under IPC Section 304(A).

As per the police four men, who live in a nearby chawl, had opened the manhole to drain out the rainwater, which was running into their homes. They are taken to judicial custody till September 22 when produced before a local magistrate's court.

"The entire doctor community across India is quite upset over such a careless and negligent incident. There must be safety measures in place as when any manhole is opened," the Board said, in a letter to the Municipal Commissioner.

Dr. Amarapurkar was a leading Gastroenterologist at the Bombay Hospital. He fell into an open manhole on the Matkar road in the Elphinstone area near Dadar.

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