Tragic accident in Safdarjung, the death of a laborer, Jinx updated on the contractor: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:21 PM (IST) Five laborers were buried due to mud fly on a construction site in Safdarjung Enclave, Delhi, one of who died. After the incident, police and firefighters conducted rescue operations and took the injured to the hospital. Police began the contractor on a charge of negligence. Symbolic picture. Jagran Correspondent, South Delhi. On Thursday, a worker died after being buried under the ground that came out in the Safdarjung Eklave of the Southwest District during the digging of the cellar, while four others were injured. Due to a new turn in this case, police registered a case and began the investigation. Remove ads Read only news According to the injured workers, the soil got completely wet during the rain on Tuesday. They asked the contractor several times to get it removed, but he did not pay attention to it and in the evening, while tying the iron bars for the pillars in the cellar, the soil suddenly collapsed and fell on the workers working below. After the basement was dug in the B-5 block of Safdarjung Enclave, the work was to tie iron bars to insert the columns. Thursday night, during the digging of the basement of a house under construction, a large part of the land taken out suddenly fell on the laborers who worked there. Once the information was received, Safdarjung Enclave police station reached the inspector Rajneesh Kumar the place with the team and the rescue operation began. The fire department was also informed about the incident. Five workers buried in the mud were rescued and taken to the hospital, where one was pronounced dead during the treatment, while the rest underwent treatment. The deceased was identified as Madangir resident Hari Mohan, while the injured Pradeep, Chiku, Babulal and Ashok. According to police, they received information at about 6pm that a wall collapsed in Safdarjung. Once the information was received, police and fire teams reached the place. After reaching there, Mud was found to fall into the cellar. The firefighters took out three people one by one. Harimohan, who was buried in the mud, was rescued after much trouble around 19.15. Harimohan’s leg got stuck in the iron pillar standing in the basement. The pillar became crooked due to falling soil. The firefighters took them out by cutting the iron bars with cutters. He was alive at the time.
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