Banihal, May 03: A 21-year-old labourer was killed after falling from an under-construction viaduct on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway in the Silard ,Sher Bibi area of Ramban district on Saturday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Sanik Khan, son of Shahid Khan, a resident of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
According to fellow workers present at the site, the incident occurred during ongoing construction work on a nearly five-kilometre-long viaduct project being executed by Sehgal India limited,a private construction firm. The workers alleged that no proper safety equipment had been provided to labourers working at heights, terming the incident the third such fatal accident at the site in past few years.
They further claimed that company officials initially attempted to bury the body without completing legal formalities, but the move was foiled after the police reached the spot.
Police officials said that upon receiving information, a team from police station Banihal rushed to the site and took custody of the body, which was later shifted to Sub-District Hospital Banihal. The post-mortem examination is being conducted on Sunday morning, after which the body will be handed over to the deceased’s co-workers.
Police have initiated inquest proceedings under 194 BNSS in the matter.
