Maharashtra: Worker dies after falling from building terrace during water tank cleaning work

A 28yearold labourer died after he fell down from the terrace of a threestorey building in Khandeshwar area near Panvel in Maharashtras Raigad district during the water tank cleaning work police said on Saturday reported news agency PTIThe incident took place around 1145 am on Friday following which the police registered a case against the contractor for not providing necessary safety equipment to the deceased an official of Khandeshwar police station said reported PTIThe victim Maruti Joma Gute was cleaning the water tanks of the building when he accidentally fell down from the terrace and died on the spot Based on a complaint lodged by his wife a case was filed against contractor Nagesh Gupta reported PTIThe contractor allegedly did not provide safety equipment to the worker which led to his death the complaint said reported PTIGupta was booked under Indian Penal Code IPC section 304a causing death of any person by doing rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide and others reported PTIMeanwhile police have arrested two brothers from a village in Maharashtras Thane district for allegedly employing a group of tribal persons as bonded labourers and subjecting them to physical abuse an official said reported PTIThe accused are identified as Sanjay Shalin Patil 40 and his elder brother Vijay 45 who reside at Khoni village near Dombivli he said reported PTIThe accused employed members of the tribal Katkari community to carry out various tasks at their premises since the last 10 years They did not allow them to go anywhere else for work They used to threaten the victims and at times even assault them The accused also snatched away their important documents senior inspector Ashok Honmane of Manpada police station said reported PTIBased on a complaint lodged by a local member of the Katkari community a case was registered against the duo under Indian Penal Code IPC sections 374 unlawful compulsory labour 323 voluntarily causing hurt 504 intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace 506 criminal intimidation and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act and the Bonded Labour System Abolition Act he said reported PTIAssistant Commissioner of Police Sunil Kurade was probing the crime he said reported PTIZonal Deputy Commissioner Sachin Gunjal assured the government committee on tribal welfare on Friday that the process to extern the accused duo would be initiated reported PTIWith inputs from PTI