Noida, November 20: Nearly a dozen laborers were rescued from debris during rescue and relief operations that lasted from yesterday afternoon to this morning after the roof of a house collapsed while they were opening the shuttering in the Rabupura police station area in Noida, police said.
According to the police, they were admitted to the hospital for treatment, where four laborers died. Some laborers have been discharged from the hospital during treatment, while some are still undergoing treatment.
In this case, the Senior Sub-Inspector of Raghupur police station has registered a case against the builder under the section of culpable homicide and the police is searching for him.
The media in-charge of Police Commissioner Lakshmi Singh said that the house of a person named Mahabir, resident of village Nagla Hukum in the Rabupura police station area, was being constructed. Yesterday afternoon, the shuttering of the lintel was being dismantled, when the roof collapsed completely. A dozen workers were buried under the debris.
He said that the rescue and relief work, which began yesterday afternoon, continued until this morning. During this, 12 workers were pulled out of the debris. He said that the workers’ names were Zeeshan, son of Zahid, age 22, Shakira, son of Sarfaraz, age 38, Kamil, son of Sarfaraz, age 20, Nadeem, son of Nizamuddin, age 25, Danish, son of Aashiq, age 21, all residents of Aligarh district, Fardeen, son of Sarfaraz, age 18, resident of Jewar, Shakeel, son of Sarfaraz, age 38, Kamil, son of Sarfaraz, age 20, Nadeem, son of Nizamuddin, age 30, resident of Jewar, and Zeeshan, son of Zahid, age 22, resident of Jewar.
He said that doctors declared Zeeshan, Shakir, Nadeem, and Kamil dead during treatment.
The media in-charge stated that in this case, Senior Sub-Inspector Ashwani Yadav of Rabupura police station has filed a case against Mahavir, who was constructing the house, under Section 105 of the Indian Penal Code.
He stated that the accused is absconding. Several police teams have been deployed to arrest him. According to legal experts, Section 105 of the IPC is imposed for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Under this section, anyone who causes the death of another person, not with the intention of killing, but through negligence or by committing an act that is likely to cause death, can be punished with life imprisonment or imprisonment for 5 to 10 years and a fine.
It is reported that the village of Nagla Kumkum Singh is among the villages to be displaced for the second phase of construction of the Noida International Airport. Residents are constructing buildings overnight on the surrounding land, hoping to receive maximum compensation if displaced.
It is reported that the houses being built for compensation are being constructed using substandard materials. The houses are being built only as structures.
It is being rumored that an organized gang is colluding with district administration and Yamuna Development Authority officials to carry out this illegal operation.
Upon receiving information about this incident, Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh arrived at the scene and pledged to ensure adequate compensation for the injured and deceased. He also promised to complain about this matter to the Chief Minister Yogi.