<p>A private welder died after accidentally falling from 40 feet at the National College metro station in southern Bengaluru on Thursday, police said. </p>.<p>Ali Khan, 28 accidentally plunged through an open gap that was temporarily covered with a plastic sheet while going down the stairs of the metro station around 4.30 pm. He sustained grievous injuries and died on the spot, said the jurisdictional VV Puram police. </p>.<p>A resident of Kumaraswamy Layout, Khan was brought to the site by a supervisor named Suhail for carrying out welding as part of an ongoing fabrication work inside the metro station. Khan and a few other workers were determining the work needed to be done over the next few days when the accident occurred, police said. </p>.<p>The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) had contracted the fabrication work to a private player. Police have booked Suhail for causing death by negligence.</p>
<p>A private welder died after accidentally falling from 40 feet at the National College metro station in southern Bengaluru on Thursday, police said. </p>.<p>Ali Khan, 28 accidentally plunged through an open gap that was temporarily covered with a plastic sheet while going down the stairs of the metro station around 4.30 pm. He sustained grievous injuries and died on the spot, said the jurisdictional VV Puram police. </p>.<p>A resident of Kumaraswamy Layout, Khan was brought to the site by a supervisor named Suhail for carrying out welding as part of an ongoing fabrication work inside the metro station. Khan and a few other workers were determining the work needed to be done over the next few days when the accident occurred, police said. </p>.<p>The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) had contracted the fabrication work to a private player. Police have booked Suhail for causing death by negligence.</p>