Ahmedabad: A labourer, just 15 years old, died of electrocution at a construction site in Jagatpur on Oct 11 after allegedly stepping on an exposed electrical wire in a waterlogged area.
His elder brother, Meesam Garasia, 35, who also worked at the site, filed the complaint on Tuesday. Meesam and Sachin went to a labour pickup point near the Ghatalodia water tank on the morning of Oct 11 to find work, according to the complaint. Their cousin, Nitesh Garasia, told them that Solanki had arranged work for 12 labourers at the construction site. Around 3.30pm, the labourers gathered on the ground floor after hearing a commotion.
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Meesam was told that Sachin and another labourer, Rajesh, were carrying metal scaffolding support material when Sachin stepped on an electrical wire connected to a grinder. Water had accumulated in the area, according to the complaint. Chandkheda police registered a complaint against the main contractor, Kanti Mistry, and supervisor Nanji Solanki for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Sachin Garasia was working at an under-construction project near Jagatpur crossroads. The group reached the site around 9am. Meesam was assigned plastering work in a shop on the ground floor, while Sachin was tasked with carrying metal scaffolding supports wherever required. Meesam found Sachin lying on the floor, semiconscious. The wire was allegedly running near an electrical switchboard. Sachin suffered an electric shock and fell to the ground. Chandkheda police are investigating the alleged negligence of those responsible for site safety. Download the TOI App.
He was taken in an autorickshaw to a hospital opposite Ganesh Genesis, where doctors declared him dead. Meesam alleged that the construction site lacked basic safety arrangements and that workers had not been provided safety equipment. He also alleged that exposed electrical wires had been left in a hazardous condition.