SRINAGAR: A youth from Udhampur, died in a tragic incident in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar area. He was caught in an elevator.
Reports reaching here said that the young man was part of a group of workers, who were caught in the lift. Most of them survived with injuries but the Udhampur boy died.
Reports from Udhampur said a group of youth were working with a factory as labourers. They were unloading the merchandise in a lift when the lift broke. At least five persons – all from Lati belt – were injured. One of them identified as Jagdev son of Hemraj received a serious head injury and was declared dead by the doctors. The injured were identified as Ashok Kumar, Mohan, Ankit, Deepak and Yashpal. They are currently being treated for serious injuries.
“Unfortunate mishap involving Lift/Elevator in Bhavnagar, Gujarat in which a group of boys from Lati, district Udhampur, J-K, got trapped, sustaining injuries with the death of one of them,” Union Minister Jitendra Singh said in a tweet. “I am in touch with local authorities and hospital management there.”
In another tweet, Singh added that he has spoken with Bhavnagar Bharatiben Shivalik to follow up on the matter.
“I have also spoken to Lok Sabha MP from Bhavnagar, Bharatiben Shivalik and she is also following it up. Meanwhile, at Lati, our PRI representative Master Kasturi Lal is coordinating,” he added. Singh is representing the Udhampur constituency in the Lok Sabha. In Lati, Singh said PRI representative Master Kasturi Lal is coordinating.
