Two labourers dead, one injured after mudslide at under construction site in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Two labourers died and another was injured in a mudslide at an underconstruction building site near Bengaluru's Madiwala on Tuesday evening.

The victims were identified as Razauddin (33) and Lal Mudin (32). Their colleague Safaul, 28, sustained injuries and is recovering in hospital. All three were from Jharkhand.  

The police said the incident occurred around 7 pm when the workers were engaged in foundation-laying work. Fire and emergency services officials said the three were trapped after the mudslide.

Four fire tenders, firefighters, police personnel and senior officers rushed to the spot. The bodies were recovered later in the evening.

The Madiwala police have launched a probe into the incident.