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Criminal case against co for shed collapse at Shalimar station

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Press Trust of India Kolkata

The railway police has started a criminal case against the construction company entrusted with building a shed at Shalimar railway station in Howrah district, which had collapsed on Monday, killing a worker.

The case has been registered on the basis of a complaint by a labour supplier company, said Adhir Sharma, Director General of Police (DGP), Railways, West Bengal.

"We have started an investigation into the incident," Sharma said.

A labourer named Dukha Chaupal (27), a resident of Darbhanga, Bihar, was killed after the under-construction shed collapsed.

Six workers were also injured in the mishap.

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First Published: Oct 01 2019 | 10:20 PM IST

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