Anurag Tyagi, a manager of an iron smelting factory died after falling into the blast furnace under suspicious circumstances on Friday in the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation area in Dhaulana, Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
The manager allegedly got into an argument with the factory owner about something before he fell into the furnace.
Police rushed to the scene after receiving information to investigate the incident.
“The deceased Anurag Tyagi, 40, was a resident of Ghaziabad who worked at the manager’s post at the Dhaulana factory in the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation area of Hapur district,” police said.
“We have learned the cause of the manager’s death from other factory workers.” A forensic team has also been called in to help collect evidence from the scene. The factory workers told us that the manager died after falling into the blast furnace. “However, we are investigating the case from all angles,” the police added.
When the family member of the deceased learned of the death of the factory manager, they rushed to the factory and created a fuss there.
The family member alleged the death as murder by a worker of a factory and they also alleged the other factory workers of destroying CCTV footage to remove the shred of evidences.
Mukesh Kumar Mishra, Additional Superintendent of Police, stated, “The death of the factory manager is shrouded in mystery. The cause of his fall into the blast furnace is being investigated. Those found guilty will face severe legal consequences.”