Noida: Teenager Dies After Iron Rod Falls from Under-Construction House, Landlord Booked
Police said the boy was rushed to Noida District Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
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Police said the incident took place on August 23 when the 13-year-old boy was passing by the under-construction house near Nagar Dairy ahead of Balwant Chowk when an iron bar fell on his head
A 13-year-old boy died after an iron bar from an under-construction house fell on his head. An FIR has been registered under relevant sections against the landlord Gaurav Sharma and his uncle Devdutt Sharma on the complaint of the boy’s father Rajesh Rai from Bihar’s Buxar, police said on Thursday (August 29).
The incident took place on August 23 around 5 pm when Rohit was passing by the under-construction house near Nagar Dairy ahead of Balwant Chowk when an iron bar fell on his head, said Phase-1 station house officer (SHO) Amit Bhadana.
Bhadana said the boy was rushed to Noida District Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Rai alleged in his complaint that the accident occurred due to careless construction work without safety arrangements, police said.
Based on the complaint, an FIR has been registered under sections 106(1) (death due to negligence) and 290 (negligence during construction or repair of a building) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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