India, March 2 -- The Chembur police on Saturday registered a case against a civil contractor, site supervisor, engineer and labour contractor after a worker was killed and five others injured in a fall from an under-construction building in Chembur earlier that day.

The incident occurred around 10am at Building No. 36, a project by the Adityaraj Group, where eight workers were installing a car lift on the sixth floor. According to police, a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for acts endangering life due to negligence. The police said the investigation is ongoing and more individuals may be booked as the investigation unfolds.

Eyewitness Soni Devi, sister-in-law of one of the workers, ...