4 migrant workers crushed to death in sleep

NT Correspondent
Bengaluru:

Four labourers hailing from Uttar Pradesh died after a wall of an under-construction apartment collapsed on them on the outskirts of the city on Thursday. The police identified the three deceased as Manoj Kumar Saday, 35, Ram Kumar Saday, 35, and Nitish Kumar Saday, 22. Efforts are on to ascertain the identity of the fourth person, they said.

Four other labourers who were trapped under the debris were rescued by the cops and locals in the area. The injured labourers, Sunil Mandal, Shambhu Mandal, Dileep and Durgesh were rushed to a private hospital. According to police, the incident took place at Thirumalashettyhalli near Hoskote town. The deceased ones were asleep inside the shed when the incident happened, police said.

It was revealed that all eight labourers worked in an under-construction apartment and stayed in the sheds near the compound wall of the same building. "They had all slept in the shed after completing the work on Wednesday evening when the wall collapsed on them early the next morning." police said. Thirumalashettyhalli police have registered a case and are further investigating it.