3-year-old dies in Bangalore lift accident

Mid-Day

Bangalore, 25 October 2010: A three-and-half year old girl died last night after she got stuck between the doors of a building lift. Around 9.30 pm, Laxmi, a student of LKG, was playing in the basement of Sai Ram Soudha building where her father Deependra is a security guard. She entered the open lift while playing and while coming out, the doors closed and she got stuck in between the doors.

 

Laxmi started screaming and her father Deependra rushed to pull her out, but the doors did not open. The residents of the building tried to rescue her but could not save her. According to the residents, the negligence of the building owner, Ramesh, caused the incident. The lift does not have an operator.

 

The residents took Laxmi to Rajashekhar Nursing Home and the doctors declared her dead on arrival. A resident of the building said, " There is no operator in the lift for the five-storey building. The incident has occurred only because of the negligence of owner."

 

The police have booked a case and have started an investigation. Deependra did not complain to the owner but said it was a wrong move by Laxmi. He also ruled out the lift’s bad condition and said it was working fine. The other residents, however, said Deependra fears he would lose his job if he lodged a complaint.