Delhi: 15-year-old fall into an elevator shaft and died

His family wants justice....


A 15-year-old boy died on Sunday after he was accidentally slipped and fell into an elevator shaft from the second floor of factory, police said. When the elevator come up from the ground floor, the boy got crushed. 

The dead boy has been identified as Alok. His mother works at the air cooler factory as a labourer.

Around 3 pm in outer Delhi's Bawana industrial area the incident took place. The boy accidentally slipped in shaft near the elevator where hewas working on the second floor. When the elevator came up from the ground floor his body got crushed, and found hanging from the wires. According to the police.

 In the factory, where lift was a mechanical one which was mostly used for carrying heavy goods. While Alok was struggling with the wires, someone pressed the button for the second floor from the ground floor, a senior police officer said.

Immediately the boy was rushed to the hospital but unfortunately, he died, police said.

The boy's family members demanding justice while protested outside the factory.

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