Fund manager slips into manhole in Mumbai

Mumbai: A hedge fund manager is the latest victim of India’s crumbling infrastructure. Samir Arora, the Singapore-based founder of Helios Capital Management Pte., had a miraculous escape after he fell into an open manhole outside a popular shopping mall in Mumbai’s Lower Parel area on Thursday.

“It was scary as hell and smelly. Was within micro seconds of disappearing,” Arora said in a tweet. “Quick reflexes and shape of manhole gave me second life.” He escaped with minor scratches as he held on to the sides before being pulled out.

“Guys and gals- be careful in life and remain safe. Yeh hai Mumbai meri jaan and was close to taking my jaan,” he tweeted.

In August 2017, a city doctor fell into a manhole and died. While Arora was lucky to have survived, his phone wasn’t.

—Bloomberg