<p>One worker died and five others injured when a wall of a building undergoing repair work collapsed near Tewar Khan Masjid, in Old Delhi’s Lahori Gate collapsed. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The deceased has been identified as Mukarram, 23, a resident of Asompur, Bataoli Village, Uttar Pradesh. <br /><br />He was working in the basement of the building when the wall collapsed.<br /><br />The incident took place around 4:45 pm. According to the residents of the building, it was under repairmen for the past 4-5 days and the builder had undertaken work of the basement of the building.<br /><br />The residents claimed that they had written various complaint letters against the work to the police, sub divisional magistrate and various other authorities but nobody paid any attention.<br /><br />The builder’s workers were working in the basement when the wall collapsed after which residents of the area rushed to their help.<br /><br />“Around 4-5 people were also injured, the police was immediately informed about the incident after which one PCR van reached the spot. He was shifted to the nearest hospital,” said Asif Ali, a resident.<br /><br />Mukarram was shifted to the nearest hospital and he was declared brought dead by the doctors. <br /><br />A case has been registered against the builder and the police are investigating the case.<br /><br />“We have registered a case under the appropriate sections of IPC and are investigating into the matter,” said a police officer.<br /></p>
<p>One worker died and five others injured when a wall of a building undergoing repair work collapsed near Tewar Khan Masjid, in Old Delhi’s Lahori Gate collapsed. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The deceased has been identified as Mukarram, 23, a resident of Asompur, Bataoli Village, Uttar Pradesh. <br /><br />He was working in the basement of the building when the wall collapsed.<br /><br />The incident took place around 4:45 pm. According to the residents of the building, it was under repairmen for the past 4-5 days and the builder had undertaken work of the basement of the building.<br /><br />The residents claimed that they had written various complaint letters against the work to the police, sub divisional magistrate and various other authorities but nobody paid any attention.<br /><br />The builder’s workers were working in the basement when the wall collapsed after which residents of the area rushed to their help.<br /><br />“Around 4-5 people were also injured, the police was immediately informed about the incident after which one PCR van reached the spot. He was shifted to the nearest hospital,” said Asif Ali, a resident.<br /><br />Mukarram was shifted to the nearest hospital and he was declared brought dead by the doctors. <br /><br />A case has been registered against the builder and the police are investigating the case.<br /><br />“We have registered a case under the appropriate sections of IPC and are investigating into the matter,” said a police officer.<br /></p>