Labourer killed, another hurt as lift malfunctions in Delhi's Narela

Police said that the dead labourer's body was sent for autopsy while the injured was rushed to a nearby hospital.

Representative image of a dead body.

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New Delhi: A labourer was killed, and another suffered injuries in outer Delhi's Narela area after a lift of an under-construction building malfunctioned, police said on Tuesday.

The accident took place on Monday night and the victims are yet to be identified, they said.

A senior police officer said an FIR will be registered after receiving a formal complaint. "An investigation into the matter has been started," the officer said.

The body was sent for autopsy while the injured was rushed to a nearby hospital, police said.

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