MAPUSA: Mapusa Police have registered a case against a contractor and a site engineer for alleged negligence after a portion of an under-construction gallery projection collapsed, leaving six labourers injured at a construction site.
According to police, the incident took place on July 19 at around 12.30 pm. The case was registered on July 23 following a complaint lodged by HC Vijay Gadekar of Mapusa Police Station.
Police identified the accused as Avub Ibrahim Inamdar, a contractor from Pune, Maharashtra, who was overseeing the construction work, and Gunjesh Bharat Naik of Velguem, Valpoi, the site engineer responsible for supervising the project and ensuring safety measures were followed.
The complaint states that both allegedly failed to exercise due care and neglected essential safety responsibilities, resulting in the collapse of the structure and injuries to six workers.
The injured labourers have been identified as Durgesh Lalan Parasa (18), Mohammad Hossain Ali (26), Habibur Rehman (34), Nasim Ali (30), Binod Kumar Prasad (40), and Mohammad Rakiul Khan (35), all residing at M.A. Reality, Dangui Colony, Mapusa.
Police said five of the injured workers have been discharged after receiving treatment at Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim, while Mohammad Rakiul Khan remains admitted for further treatment.
The case is under investigation by PSI Bablo Parab of Mapusa Police Station.
