Four workers died on Friday after a service lift had a free fall at an under-construction group housing society in Greater Noida West, officials said. A First Information Report (FIR) has also been registered against 10 named accused at Bisrakh Police Station in connection with the case.
The police complaint was lodged under sections 304, 308, 337, 338, 287, 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 7 of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 against the general managers of Girdhari Lal Constructions Harish Sharma, Rishabh Arora, Lovejeet, Vikas, Aditya Chandra and mechanical in-charge Rahul, site in-charge Devendra Sharma, Sunil, Shailendra and other officials.
Five other workers suffered injuries and are hospitalised in critical condition, Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Manish Verma said.
The incident took place at the under construction site of Amrapali Dream Valley society around 8.30 am, Additional DCP (Central Noida) Rajeev Dixit told PTI. He also said, “The service lift, which is used at construction sites, had a fall from the 14th floor height”.
The deceased workers have been identified as Ishtaq Ali (23) of Bihar’s Balrampur district, Arun Tanti Mandal (40) of Bihar’s Banka, Vipot Mandal (45) of Bihar’ Katihar and Aris Khan (22) of Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh. The police said that those injured have been identified as Asul Mustaqeem, Abdul Mustaqeem, Kuldeep Pal, Kaif, Arbaaz Ali — natives of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
District Magistrate Manish Verma said, “Four workers died in the incident while five others were hospitalised in a critical condition.” Verma, who visited the injured at the hospital and inspected the under-construction site as well, said the matter is being investigated and action would be ensured against anyone found guilty. Those injured have been identified as Asul Mustaqeem, Abdul Mustaqeem, Kuldeep Pal, Kaif, Arbaaz Ali — natives of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, the police said.
Verma also told PTI, “We will recommend financial compensation for the victims as per the law and guidelines of the Labour Code. The matter is under investigation as of now”.
Officials of the construction company could not be immediately contacted for their response.Senior officers including Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh and Greater Noida Authority CEO NG Ravi Kumar also visited the site for inspection.
Meanwhile, the police have asked the workers living in under-construction buildings near the incident spot to vacate the premises.
The sudden police order for removal has left the construction workers worried.A worker who hails from Bihar’s Katihar district told PTI, “Thousands of workers, including women, live within the project premises. Where would we find shelter all of a sudden now?” Another worker from West Bengal claimed the ambulance arrived at the spot half an hour after the incident. “The incident took place around 8.30 am. Initially, a small ambulance came and took three workers with it. Later a small pickup truck arrived in which the other five injured workers were sent to hospital,” the worker said.
Additional police force and PAC personnel arrived at the society around 2 pm and began removal of labourers and their families.
Earlier this year, a 72-year-old woman in a group housing society in Noida died possibly of a heart attack inside a lift that malfunctioned.
Uttar Pradesh currently does not have any law to regulate the installation, maintenance or usage of lifts, even as residents in Noida and Greater Noida have been raising demands for it time and again.
After the elderly woman’s death, UP Power Minister A K Sharma had informed the state assembly on August 10 that the promulgation of the Lift and Escalator Act in the state was under process
(with PTI inputs)
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