Thane: Body of 72-year-old man recovered from duct area of residential building after rescue operation

A 72yearold man was found hanging from a wooden platform in the duct area of a residential building in Thanes Kasarvadavali area on Friday morning according to the Thane Municipal Corporations TMC Disaster Management CellThe incident was reported at 759 am on August 7 from Tarangan Society near Shriparth Society opposite Veda Tower on Ghodbunder Road in Thane WestBody recovered after threehour operationThe deceased was identified as Vidyasagar M V 72 a resident of Flat No 1404 on the 14th floor of the groundplus23storey Tarangan Society buildingAccording to the TMC Disaster Management Cell he was found hanging from a wooden platform erected in the buildings duct area Preliminary information indicated that he had allegedly died by suicide using a bedsheet tied to the wooden structureThe Disaster Management Cell said personnel from the fire brigade disaster management team and Kasarvadavali Police Station carried out a rescue operation that lasted approximately three hours to safely recover the body from the elevated platformBody sent for legal formalitiesOfficials from the Disaster Management Cell Kasarvadavali Police Station and the fire brigade were present at the scene during the operation Fire brigade teams deployed a Bronto Skylift a fire engine and a rescue vehicle while the Disaster Management Cell responded with a pickup vehicle and a hearseAfter the recovery operation the body was handed over to the Kasarvadavali police and later shifted to Thane District Civil Hospital for further legal and medical formalities the TMC Disaster Management Cell saidResidents evacuated after Mumbra building develops cracks in columns suffers plaster collapseIn a separat incident plaster from a slab came off and structural cracks appeared in the columns of a building in Thanes Mumbra area on August 1 prompting authorities to evacuate 170 residents the move coming a day after a building collapse in Bhiwandi claimed 10 livesNo injuries were reported in the incident that occurred at 350 pm at Dhoom Apartment a groundplusfivestorey structure located near Sania Hall in Chandnagar said Yasin Tadvi chief of Regional Disaster Management Cell RDMC of Thane Municipal Corporation TMCThe 20yearold building had already been classified under C1 category which means it is extremely dangerous and fit for immediate evacuation and demolition he addedPlaster from a slab fell and major structural cracks were observed on the buildings columns leaving the remaining structure in a highly precarious condition Out of the 42 flats in the building 22 flats were currently occupied housing approximately 160 to 170 residents Tadvi saidAssistant commissioner Vijay Kawale along with officials from the encroachment department disaster management staff from the Mumbra Ward Committee rushed to the site and issued immediate notices directing all remaining occupants to vacate the premises at the earliestFurther legal and demolition proceedings are being handled by the Mumbra Ward Committee and the TMC Construction Department officials added