Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Jun 1: In a tragic incident, a woman fell to her death from the sixth floor of an under-construction building at police quarters in Pandeshwar here on Friday June 1.
The deceased has been identified as Chennavva (30), wife of Venkatesh Rathod, a resident of Bandwal village in Gajendragad.
The new building of the police quarters is under construction in Pandeshwar Police Lane.
Chennavva, who was a labourer working at the construction site, was trying to pull a water pipe from the sixth floor when she lost balance and fell to the ground, sources said.
She sustained critical head injuries and passed away.
Chennavva was with her co-worker Nagamma when the incident took place.
A case has been registered at Pandeshwar police station for negligence of the building supervisor and the contractor.