India, July 25 -- A 39-year-old labourer fell to his death from the fifth floor of an under-construction building in Harigram, Panvel, allegedly after being made to work without adequate safety equipment. Panvel Taluka police on Friday have booked the owner of the construction company for alleged negligence in connection with the death.

The deceased, Uttamkumar Krishnaram Yadav, a native of Balod district in Chhattisgarh, was working at the construction site of Shanti Skyra Building on Wednesday when the incident took place around 3pm.

The victim's wife, Vijayalakshmi Yadav, lodged a complaint with the police, alleging that the company had failed to provide mandatory safety equipment and adequate safety measures before assigning him con...