Indian farm worker dies in Italy without medical help after arm severed by machine
The Hindu
Indian worker in Italy dies tragically after being abandoned without medical help, sparking outrage and calls for justice.
A 31-year-old Indian casual worker in Italy has died tragically after he was dumped on the road without medical assistance by his employer after his arm was severed by heavy farm machinery.
Satnam Singh was injured by heavy machinery while working in a vegetable field in Lazio, near Rome, on June 17. The Embassy of India in Rome posted on X that it was aware of the very unfortunate demise of an Indian national in Latina, Italy.
"We are in contact with local authorities. Efforts are under way to contact the family and provide consular assistance," it wrote without giving more information. Singh reportedly hailed from Punjab.
According to Italian media, Singh’s employer, Antonello Lovato, loaded him and his wife into a van and left them by the side of the road near their home.
"We heard his wife's screams who kept calling for help, then we saw a man who was holding him in his arms and who carried him into the house," ANSA news agency quoted Ilario Pepe, the owner of the house, as saying. "We thought he was helping him, but then he ran away.
“I ran after him,” said Pepe, “and I saw him get into a van and I asked him what had happened and why he hadn’t taken him to hospital. “He replied ‘he’s not on the books as a regular employee. The severed arm was placed in a fruit box.”
Medical help did not reach Singh until an hour and a half later. He was airlifted to a hospital in Rome but died on Wednesday. Lovato is now under investigation for criminal negligence and manslaughter.
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