Navi Mumbai labourer crushed to death by crane

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A 20-year-old Navi Mumbai labourer was crushed to death by a crane at a cable laying site, police said on Sunday, reported news agency PTI.

The incident took place at around 11.30 am on Saturday in Kharghar area, they said, reported PTI.

The Navi Mumbai labourer was pushing a cable drum at the site where digging was underway when he accidentally tripped and fell on the road near a crane.

At that time, a crane operator moved the machine forward, crushing the Navi Mumbai labourer to death, an official from Kharghar police station said, reported PTI.

The deceased, a resident of Belapur area in Navi Mumbai, has been identified as Sunil Narsima Tangdi, reported PTI.

Based on a complaint by his brother, a case has been registered against the crane operator under Indian Penal Code sections 304A (causing death by negligence), 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life), 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life) and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, the official said, reported PTI.

The body was sent to a government hospital for post-mortem, the police said, adding a probe was on into the incident.

In another incident, a 14-year-old boy allegedly stabbed another teenager with a pair of scissors in his neck following an argument over playing cricket in Navi Mumbai, police said on Wednesday, reported PTI.

The victim, who is 16 years old, was admitted to a hospital after getting injured in the incident that took place around 6.30 pm on Tuesday on a ground in Yadav Nagar area of Airoli, they said, reported PTI.

"The boys were playing cricket when an argument broke out between them. It escalated to such a level that the accused pulled out a pair of scissors and stabbed the victim in his neck in a fit of rage," an official of Rabale MIDC police station said, reported PTI.

The injured boy was rushed to a hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment, he said, reported PTI.

The police have registered a case against the accused minor under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons and means), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult) and 506 (criminal intimidation), the official added, reported PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)