Daily wage earner, reportedly drunk, dies after falling off terrace in Gurugram

Feken Mandal, who hailed from Bihar, allegedly fell off the terrace of the building, which did not have a parapet, in Molahera village near Sector 23. He fell on the asbestos roof of an adjacent godown where cement is stored. The roof gave way and the man fell into the godown.

A 50-year-old labourer died on Tuesday night after allegedly falling off the roof of a three-storey residential building in which he was staying with his family, police said on Wednesday. Police said he might have been under the influence of alcohol.

According to the police, Mandal, who stayed with his wife and 26-year-old son, had gone to the terrace to sleep. (Picture for representation)

Feken Mandal, who hailed from Bihar, allegedly fell off the terrace of the building, which did not have a parapet, in Molahera village near Sector 23. He fell on the asbestos roof of an adjacent godown where cement is stored. The roof gave way and the man fell into the godown, assistant sub-inspector Ashok Kumar, said. He was found dead on Wednesday morning, police said.

The body was handed over to the family after autopsy, police said.

“He was alone at the time of the incident and we don’t suspect any foul play. The primary investigation was conducted by the Palam Vihar police under Section 174 of CrPC,” Kumar said. No FIR has been registered in the incident.

According to the police, Mandal, who stayed with his wife and 26-year-old son, had gone to the terrace to sleep.

“The caretaker of the building said that he had seen him having alcohol in a nearby lane,” the ASI said.

Mandal used to work as a daily wage earner.

In another incident, a man, around 35 years old, was found dead on an empty plot in Sector 21 area around 8am on Wednesday. The victim has yet to be identified.

“No injury mark was found on the body. The victim was clad in a shirt and a pair of trousers. We are in the process of ascertaining his identity,” the ASI said.