Contractor booked for 2023 death of worker in Ghansoli
NAVI MUMBAI, May 15 -- More than a year and a half after a 26-year-old construction worker fell from the fifth floor of an under-construction building in Ghansoli, the Rabale police on Tuesday booked the contractor for causing death by negligence.
The deceased, Anisur Rahman Israfal Sheikh, hailed from West Bengal and resided in Airoli Sector 1. He was employed at a construction site behind Meena Hospital in Arjunwadi being built by Gyanadev Parshuram Kadam. On September 2, 2023, Sheikh fell from the building's fifth floor and suffered fatal internal injuries.
Following an accidental death inquiry, the police found that Kadam, had hired Sariful Abu Bakkar Mandal Islam, 42, as a labour contractor. Even though Mandal was fully responsible for the workers' safety, he made no arrangements for protective gear or safeguards, making him directly contributing to the accident, said a police officer.HTC...
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