Two women and a man were killed and more than 12 others were injured after an under construction wall collapsed at a construction site in Jaipur on Monday. Several of the injured are reported to be in critical condition.
Police have registered a case against the construction contractor and the concerned management for alleged negligence. The deceased have been identified as Savita, 42, Rinku, 32, and Ramjilal, 28 . During the rescue operation, workers recovered one badly mutilated body of a woman from under the debris. The body had to be brought out from the pit wrapped in a bundle due to the extent of the injuries.
The accident occurred while labourers were repairing a sewerage pit at Aravali Palace Resort on the Jaipur-Delhi Highway. Confirming the incident, Hanuman Prasad Meena, Jaipur Rural Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), said, “Three people died after a wall collapsed in the Chandwaji area’s Tala Mod. All the injured have been shifted to the hospital for treatment.” The victims were rescued by locals, police, and administration officials.
Trapped workers were pulled out and rushed to nearby hospitals while the area was cordoned off to facilitate rescue efforts. Mamta, a labourer from Gaya in Bihar, said that 21 workers were at the construction site when the accident occurred. According to her, a few labourers narrowly escaped the tragedy because they stepped away for lunch shortly before the wall collapsed.
Family members of the victims alleged that cracks had developed in the wall well before the incident. They said the contractor was told about the structural damage but failed to take any corrective action.
Investigators are examining whether mandatory safety norms were ignored and if lapses in construction practices contributed to the accident. Authorities have also launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the collapse and are verifying whether adequate safety measures were in place at the site.
