Landowner, contractor booked for labourer’s death
Hindustan TimesMUMBAI: The Naigaon police have booked the landowner and the contractor of an under-construction site on Wednesday after a labourer died, and another suffered severe injuries on the site on November 5. Landowner, contractor booked for labourer’s death According to police officers, the incident took place at 9.45am during the construction of a godown at the plot in Sasupada, Naigaon, where at least 10 labourers were working. After recording the statements of the other labourers and eyewitnesses at the spot, the police found out that the contractor, identified as Sirjul Sadali Shaikh, and landowner Habib Sabrati Shaikh had not taken any safety precautions at the under-construction site. “We have booked the contractor and landowners for death due to negligence as they failed to comply with the safety measures leading to the death of a daily wage labourer and injuries to another,” said an officer from Naigaon police station.
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