One worker died when a wall of an under-construction building near Tewar Khan Masjid in central Delhi's lahori Gate collapsed on Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Mukarram (23), a resident of Asompur Bataoli Village in Uttar Pradesh.
According to a senior police official, Mukkaram was working in the basement of the building when the wall collapsed.
The incident took place around 4:45 pm. According to a resident in the area, the building was under construction and for the past four five days the builder, identified as Pandey had undertaken work in the basement of the building.
The residents of the area claimed that they had written various complaint letters to the police , SDM and various other authorities but nobody paid any attention.
“Pandey and his workers had started work at the basement of the under constructed building 5 days ago. We Were concerned with the situation and hence complained to many authorities but in vain,” said residents. Pandey's worker were working in the basement when the wall collapsed after which the residents of the area rushed to their help.
“Around 4-5 people were also injured, police were immediately informed about the incident after which one PCR van reached the spot. The labourer who was critically injured was rushed to the nearest hospital,” said Asif Ali, a resident. Unfortunately, Mukarram was declared brought dead by the doctors.
A case has been registered against the builder under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the police are investigating the case.
“We have registered a case under the appropriate sections of IPC and are investigating into the matter,” said another police official.