A 29-year-old labourer lost his life after falling off the rooftop of a warehouse under construction at Verna on Monday at around 10 am, in an incident that has once again raised concerns over safety measures at construction sites.
The deceased has been identified as Peshkar Ashok Kumar of Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, who had been working as a helper for the past two months at the warehouse.
According to information from PHC Cansaulim, the worker was brought dead to the health centre.
Enquiries revealed that the incident occurred while the labourer was carrying out work on the rooftop of the structure under construction, during which he reportedly lost balance and fell, resulting in fatal injuries.
Verna police visited the health centre and conducted an inquest panchanama over the body. The body has been preserved at South Goa District Hospital, Margao, for medico-legal formalities.
Police have registered a case of unnatural death under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Further investigation is being carried out by PSI Prisly Carvalho of Verna Police Station under the supervision of PI Anand Shirodkar and the guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam.
