Bilaspur. A heart wrenching incident has come to light from the judicial capital Bilaspur. Here, the head of a minor working in Vishal Electricals Shop located in Juna Para got stuck in the open lift while carrying electronic goods to the fourth floor. After this, he reached the fourth floor by dragging his head for 10 feet from the lift and the wall. Due to which he died a painful death on the spot.
When the shop owner Bharat Hariani reached the shop, he saw blood flowing from near the lift, after which he hurriedly reached the fourth floor and was shocked to see the scene in front of him. After which he informed the police about the incident.
After getting information about the incident, the City Kotwali police reached the spot and started investigating the case. In this case, Kotwali police station in-charge SR Sahu confirmed the incident and said that the name of the deceased is Sumit Kewat (age 15 years). He used to work in Vishal Electricals Shop. He told that today at around 11 am, when he was taking some goods to the fourth floor of the shop, his head got stuck in the lift, due to which he died on the spot.
It is worth noting that according to the labor law, no minor can be made to work in a private institution, but a 15-year-old boy was working in an electronic shop. Due to which questions are being raised on the shop owner for making a minor work. At the same time, the shop owner Bharat Hariani says that Sumit did not work in his shop. Sumit’s mother works in his house for the last 15 years, during this time she used to leave her son for four hours. Sumit did not even come to work every day. He came today after three days, when this accident happened.
Kotwali TI SR Sahu said that a notice has been issued to the shop owner, in which documents have been sought from the Municipal Corporation on permission for a 4-storey shop and the rules of the lift. A letter has also been sent to the Electricity Department so that the safety standards of the lift can be checked and a report can be obtained. Further action will be taken on the basis of the report and documents.
