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Labourer Dies as He Got Crushed Under a Lift in Bengaluru

A  45-year-old painter was crushed to death when the lift of the building he was working in came crashing down.

The deceased, identified as Venkatesh, a resident of Srirampura, was carrying out painting work on the ground floor of Rajeshwari Apartments in Malleswaram, Bengaluru when someone allegedly sent the lift down from the fourth floor. Venkatesh failed to notice it and was crushed by the impact of the lift that is located outside the building.

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The incident took place on Wednesday around 6.30 p.m. in the limits of Malleswaram police station. The local police said that the deceased was carrying out painting work on the ground floor of Rajeshwari Apartments, on Malleswaram 4th Main Road. The police said that the building is a few years old.

“Venkatesh was shifted to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead,” police said. Venkatesh is survived by his wife and two children.

The police have registered a case of death caused by negligence under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code

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