<p class="title">The city police arrested two employees of a construction company after an 81-year-old man was critically injured when a crane used by a metro contractor hit the autorickshaw he was travelling in, near the Silk Board flyover on May 22.</p>.<p class="bodytext">URC company had taken a contract of metro construction work. Sarath and Shivakumar, who were in charge of the work, were held responsible for the injuries caused to Anand Rao, a retired BEML employee.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rao's wife Sowbhagya (75) also suffered minor injuries and filed a complaint with the Suddagunte Palya police, seeking action against those concerned. Rao is kept under observation in ICU with broken bones and severe injuries to head and lungs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police said that the construction firm had given a sub-contract of shuttering work to Tarachand company. While placing the shuttering at the ground level, due to a sudden jerk from the crane, the panel hit the barricades and damaged the autorickshaw passing along Marenahalli Road. The top part of the three-wheeler was damaged and Anand Rao injured.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The crane driver and the supervisor fled from the spot soon after the incident.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tarachand company is based in Chandigarh; its head office is in Mumbai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police later arrested the staffers of URC company for negligence. Efforts are on to nab the others.</p>
<p class="title">The city police arrested two employees of a construction company after an 81-year-old man was critically injured when a crane used by a metro contractor hit the autorickshaw he was travelling in, near the Silk Board flyover on May 22.</p>.<p class="bodytext">URC company had taken a contract of metro construction work. Sarath and Shivakumar, who were in charge of the work, were held responsible for the injuries caused to Anand Rao, a retired BEML employee.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rao's wife Sowbhagya (75) also suffered minor injuries and filed a complaint with the Suddagunte Palya police, seeking action against those concerned. Rao is kept under observation in ICU with broken bones and severe injuries to head and lungs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police said that the construction firm had given a sub-contract of shuttering work to Tarachand company. While placing the shuttering at the ground level, due to a sudden jerk from the crane, the panel hit the barricades and damaged the autorickshaw passing along Marenahalli Road. The top part of the three-wheeler was damaged and Anand Rao injured.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The crane driver and the supervisor fled from the spot soon after the incident.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tarachand company is based in Chandigarh; its head office is in Mumbai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police later arrested the staffers of URC company for negligence. Efforts are on to nab the others.</p>
