Bengaluru: Gold artisan dies after being trapped between lift-wall
Bengaluru: A 52-year-old gold artisan in Bengaluru tragically lost his life after being trapped between an elevator and its shaft wall. The incident occurred at HJS Chambers on Richmond Road around 12.30 pm on Tuesday.
Lakshman Pramanik, a resident of Cubbonpet who had been working at the building for 26 years, was attempting to enter the lift when the doors closed prematurely, trapping him as the lift ascended. Pramanik became wedged between the elevator and the shaft wall, with the right side of his body inside the lift and the rest outside. Despite efforts by his colleagues to attract attention, the lift continued moving up, causing him immense pain.
Fire and emergency services, along with a doctor from a nearby hospital, arrived at the scene shortly after. The elevator was eventually opened using a gas welder, and Pramanik was extricated after more than an hour. He was rushed to Vydehi Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Pramanik is survived by his wife and two sons. The Ashoknagar police have registered a case under section 109 (Causing death due to negligence) of the Indian Penal Code, and are investigating the incident. Authorities plan to question the building owner, Nissar Ahmed, and the maintenance manager, Imran.
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Probe launched after viral video shows 3 students cleaning toilets in Pudukkottai government school
Pudukkottai: Education authorities in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district have launched an inquiry after a video went viral showing three students of a government primary school allegedly cleaning the institution’s toilets.
The incident reportedly took place at the Panchayat Union Primary School in Namanasamuthiram Kudiyiruppu. The video, cited by The New Indian Express on Monday, shows two boys in school uniforms filling buckets and scrubbing toilets, while a third is seen sweeping inside the toilet.
The school, which has around 30 students from Classes 1 to 5, is reportedly staffed by only two teachers.
District education officials mentioned that they had begun looking into the issue on Saturday, following directions from District Collector M Aruna, even before the video went viral. While many social media users alleged that students were forced to do the cleaning by school staff, officials quoted by the news outlet said such claims could only be verified after a thorough field visit.
“The video could also be an old one. We were unable to visit the school immediately. However, a team of officers will be sent to the school on Monday for investigation,” TNIE quoted an education official as saying.
So far, authorities have not confirmed the date when the video was recorded or whether such practices have occurred earlier at the school.
