Nathuram Sathvilkar’s first day on the job as a security guard ended in tragedy, after the 52-year-old fell into an open lift shaft in Vaibhav Laxmi Building No. 10 in Subhash Nagar, Chembur East, on April 3.

The deceased, a resident of Ghatla in Chembur, was being shown around the premises by fellow security guard Dilip Kadam around 6.50 am before the mishap occurred. “As a precaution, I warned him not to walk ahead as the shaft of the lift in the parking area was open. I turned around for a moment, and when I looked back, he had already fallen inside,” said Kadam. People gathered after Kadam screamed for help.