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Labourer Killed as Wall Collapses in Mathura; Police Investigate Contractor
- •A 35-year-old labourer, Dinesh, died after a wall under construction collapsed in Mathura's Govind Nagar.
- •The incident occurred near a hotel on the link road connecting the Delhi-Agra National Highway with Masani.
- •Initial fears of two other trapped workers were dispelled after police and SDRF confirmed only one casualty.
- •Two labourers working at the site fled in panic and will be called back for statements.
- •Police are searching for the contractor for questioning, while relatives of the deceased protested at the site.
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A 35-year-old labourer named Dinesh was killed after a wall under construction suddenly collapsed in a lane near a hotel on a link road in Mathura's Govind Nagar.
While there were initial fears that two other workers were trapped under the debris, authorities and Mathura City Superintendent of Police Rajiv Kumar Singh confirmed that no other worker or body was under the rubble. The two other labourers had fled in panic when the wall collapsed and were expected to be called back to record their statements.
Police and administrative officials rushed to the scene alongside a deployed State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team to launch a search operation. Meanwhile, relatives of the deceased staged a protest outside the nearby hotel, prompting police to deploy additional personnel to maintain order.
