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Six Injured as Under-Construction Gallery Collapses
25 Jul
Summary
- Contractor and site engineer face FIR for negligence.
- Six laborers were injured in the construction site incident.
- The incident occurred due to alleged failure in safety measures.
Mapusa police have initiated a First Information Report (FIR) against a contractor and a site engineer after an under-construction gallery projection collapsed, resulting in injuries to six laborers. The incident occurred on July 19.
The accused have been identified as contractor Avub Inamdar, from Pune, and site engineer Gunjesh Naik, from Valpoi. They are alleged to have exhibited gross negligence by not implementing sufficient safety measures and failing in their duty of care at the construction site, which led to the structural failure.
Six workers sustained injuries in the collapse. Five of them were treated at Goa Medical College and have since been discharged, while one worker, Mohammad Khan, is still receiving medical attention. The police have registered a case against the contractor and engineer under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. An investigation into the matter is actively being led by PSI Bablo Parab.
