Security guard killed after brick crashes onto house during heavy rain in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A 35-year-old security guard died after a brick from a neighbouring building crashed onto his house during heavy rain on Wednesday night on Kasturba Road in Chamarajpet.

The deceased, Manjunath, had returned from duty and was sleeping on the bed on the second floor when the brick fell from the adjacent building.

He was alone at home, as his wife and son had gone to their native place in Bengaluru Rural for a function. The incident went unnoticed due to the rain.

A neighbour later noticed the damage, entered the house, and found Manjunath dead. Police were alerted and the body was shifted for postmortem.

Based on a complaint by his wife, Chamarajpet police registered a case under Section 106 (causing death by negligence) against the neighbouring property owner. Further investigation is on.