KOCHI
: Two
migrant labourers
, who were engaged in the construction of a highrise in Perumbavoor, accidently fell to their deaths on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Suvo Sheikh (25) and Rippon Sheikh (18), brothers from Murshidabad in West Bengal.
The incident happened around 9.30am when they slipped and fell off from the 11th floor of a 14-storeyed under-construction building at Ponjassery.
Police, quoting witnesses, said that the duo reached the work site for morning shift and were reportedly plastering the outer portion of the building’s side wall.
“We learnt that they were standing on makeshift stand made of metal pipes that is usually used as extension base for construction work in highrises. Witnesses said that they lost their footing and fell directly to the ground. On impact, both sustained head injuries and multiple fractures. Though other workers rushed them to a nearby private hospital, the doctors declared them brought dead,” said Perumbavoor SI Faisal P A.
Police registered a case of unnatural death invoking CrPC section 174. “Prima facie, it looks like an accident. But we are yet to confirm it. We have launched a probe and are interrogating other workers and officers who were in charge. We are also checking if the workers were wearing safety gears, prescribed to be worn during such risky jobs. More details can be recorded only after detailed probe,” Faisal said.
Their bodies were kept at the mortuary of Government Medical College, Kalamassery after autopsy. Their relatives have been informed and the bodies will be transferred to their native place after embalming procedures. “It is learnt that the labour department will bear the cost,” the police added.
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