Mysore/Mysuru, Sept. 9 -- Youth tries to rescue another falling youth; both fall to death

In a tragic incident at B.M. Habitat Mall in Jayalakshmipuram last evening, two youths lost their lives after falling from the fourth floor - one while removing a banner and the other while attempting to rescue him.

The deceased have been identified as Sunil (35), a resident of Neralakuppe village in Hunsur taluk and Chandru (22), a resident of Gokulam in city.

According to reports, a senior mall staff was changing the banner and Sunil was his assistant. The senior told him not to step further as false ceiling was made of Plaster of Paris (PoP) and it would not hold his weight.

Sunil slipped and stepped on the PoP which caved in, but he managed t...