Employee Dies After Soil Collapse at Dollygunj Construction Website; Case Registered In opposition to Sub-Contractor

Sri Vijaya Puram | April 24, 2026

A building employee died after soil caved in at a worksite in Shiv Colony, Dollygunj, on Tuesday night. Police have registered a case in opposition to a Sub-Contractor in reference to the incident.

As per the FIR lodged at Pahargaon Police Station, the incident occurred round 5:15 pm on April 22 when labourers have been winding up the development work. The sufferer, Lalmohan Patra, was working close to a constructing column when soil all of the sudden fell right into a pit the place he was current, trapping him beneath.

Co-workers on the web site tried to rescue him instantly however have been unable to tug him out. Police and hearth brigade personnel later reached the spot and, with the assistance of native folks, managed to extricate him from the particles.

He was then taken to DHC Garacharma by ambulance, the place docs declared him introduced lifeless after examination.

In his assertion, the complainant alleged that the incident occurred as a consequence of lack of security measures on the web site, stating that correct security tools and enough help preparations weren’t in place, resulting in the soil collapse.

Based on the grievance, police have registered a case beneath Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in opposition to the Sub-Contractor.