A 22-year-old factory employee fell to his death from a 20-foot-high roof of a factory in Chikka Kallasandra near Subramanyapura on Sunday noon.
According to the police, the deceased, Mukesh, was a native of Bihar and an employee of a factory which produces fodder for animals. He was also residing on the premises.
On Sunday noon, he noticed a few dogs inside the premises trying to destroy the food packs. He started chasing the dogs, but they tried attacking him. Frightened that the dogs would bite him, he climbed on the cement roof which gave away. He fell from a height of 20 feet and suffered severe head injuries.
A few passersby, who heard a loud thud, went and checked and found Mukesh lying on the floor in a pool of blood. They alerted the Subramanyapura police and the owner of the factory. They took Mukesh to a nearby private hospital where he was declared brought dead, said the police. A case has been registered in Subramanyapura police station.
Published 03 July 2016, 18:52 IST