One killed, 10 injured as group of people falls into pit at under-construction site in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): A 25-year-old man died and 10 others suffered injuries after a group of people fell into a pit at an under-construction site in Mumbai’s Bhandup (West) area, civic officials said on Friday.
The incident occurred around 11.30 pm on Thursday near Metro Mall, close to Janata Market, where a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) building is coming up, they said.
According to officials, the victims were reportedly attending an event at the nearby Matoshri Marriage Hall when they accidentally fell into a pit at the SRA construction site in the eastern suburb.
Emergency teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, along with police, the 108 ambulance service and ward staff, reached the spot and launched a rescue operation, a civic official said.
A total of 11 persons, aged between 19 and 43, sustained injuries in the incident. They were rushed to Criticare Hospital, Fortis Hospital and Agarwal Hospital in the area, the official said.
One of them, identified as Bhalchandra Falle (25), was declared dead at Fortis, he said.
He said that two injured persons, identified as Shreyas Surve (25) and Harishankar Karva (43), are admitted to Criticare Hospital and Agarwal Hospital, respectively, and are in stable condition. The other injured persons were treated and discharged, he added.
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Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha to quit AAP, join BJP
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has announced that he would be quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and soon join the Bharatiya Janata Party.
His announcement, which was made before reporters on Friday, comes shortly after a clash with his party leaders who removed him the position of deputy leader in the Upper House of the Parliament.
Chadha, who addressed a press conference with Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, added that two-thirds of AAP Rajya Sabha MPs had decided to join the BJP invoking constitutional provisions.
Chaddha said that the AAP, which he had nurtured with his ‘blood and sweat’ and had given 15 years of his youth to, had strayed from its founding principles.
Pathak and Mittal too told reporters that they would be quitting the AAP and move to the BJP.
