Delhi: Labourer killed as wall collapses on him in Mustafabad area

Two others who had sustained injuries were rushed to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital in Shahdara and are currently being treated there.

Updated on: Sep 3, 2022, 21:46:32 IST

By HT News Desk | Written by Hemani Bhandari, New Delhi

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A 25-year-old labourer died on Saturday after a wall collapsed on him in Delhi's Mustafabad area. The deceased was identified as Manoj Kumar.

A wall reportedly collapsed at a construction site in the Mustafabad area of Delhi. (ANI)

Two others who had sustained injuries were rushed to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital in Shahdara and are currently being treated there. They are yet to be identified.

Police said they received information about the wall collapse incident around 5pm. The incident had taken place at a construction site.

A case under sections 288 (Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings) and 304A (Causing death by negligence) has been registered and an investigation is underway, police added.

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