MAPUSA
Anjuna police have registered a case of causing death by negligence against a 67-year-old house owner after a 69-year-old labourer died in a fall while carrying out cleaning work at a house in Vagator.
The accused, Desmond Alvares, a resident of Assagao, allegedly employed Mahmad Gous Anni, a daily-wage labourer residing in Assagao but originally from Karnataka, to undertake cleaning work at his house at Mendonsa Wado, Vagator, on October 25.
According to the police complaint, the accused allegedly failed to provide the labourer with safety equipment or ensure that adequate safety measures were in place. Anni reportedly fell from a height while carrying out the work and sustained serious bleeding injuries to his head and spine.
He subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
The case was registered at Anjuna police station following an inquiry into an unnatural death case.
A case is registered under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with causing death by negligence.
