Liftman Dies

A liftman at a commercial building in the city's Park Street area was killed today after an under-service elevator accidentally fell on him, a police officer said.

Attempting to escape from a stuck elevator, a liftman unwittingly jumped to his death and landed in the lift's bay area on Monday. The mishap took place when the elevator got stuck between eighth and ninth floors of DNS Tower, at Court Naka. At 3.30pm, when the lift stopped after it developed a snag, liftman Patil informed the building watchman and...

A liftman at a commercial building in the city's Park Street area was killed today after an under-service elevator accidentally fell on him, a police officer said.

Attempting to escape from a stuck elevator, a liftman unwittingly jumped to his death and landed in the lift's bay area on Monday. The mishap took place when the elevator got stuck between eighth and ninth floors of DNS Tower, at Court Naka. At 3.30pm, when the lift stopped after it developed a snag, liftman Patil informed the building watchman and...