A 40-year-old man was killed after he fell into a compactor at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s transfer station in Yousufguda on Saturday (January 24, 2026) morning, sparking protests by labor unions at the site.
The deceased was identified as Sudhakar, a resident of Borabanda, who was employed at a garbage dump. According to officials, the incident occurred while he was performing routine work involving garbage disposal.
“He climbed up to dump the garbage into the truck and accidentally fell into the machine. He was crushed and died on the spot,” said a police official.
The incident led to a protest by Sudhakar’s co-workers who alleged negligence and inadequate security measures at the facility and also demanded action.
The GHMC officials refuted the claim that the deceased was an employee of the transshipment and clarified that he was a private person who was illegally transporting commercial waste for transshipment.
Although Hyderabad Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Limited (HIMSW), the concessionaire that runs the transfer station, was not supposed to allow him to enter, they even let him approach the machine and dump the waste into the hopper when he accidentally fell inside and died.
“If the management denied him entry, he would dump garbage on the roadside and that was the reason why he was allowed in. We then issued strict instructions not to allow any unauthorized person into the transfer stations,” informed Additional Commissioner (Sanitation) CN Raghuprasad.
Under pressure from the union, the HIMSW management agreed to pay a compensation of ₹16 crore to the family of the deceased, he said.
The Madhura Nagar police have registered a case of negligent death against the GHMC plant manager and the concessionaire firm. Further investigation is underway.
Published – 24 Jan 2026 21:01 IST
