LUCKNOW, June 8 -- A resident of Saraswati Apartments in Gomti Nagar Extension remained trapped inside a lift for nearly 20 minutes on Sunday after the elevator reportedly malfunctioned and its emergency alarm allegedly failed to work, raising concerns about lift safety and emergency preparedness in residential societies. The incident was confirmed by RK Singh, secretary of RWA of Saraswati Apartment.

Singh said that the resident, Ranvijay Singh was returning home after walking his dog when the lift suddenly came to a halt between the second and third floors while he was travelling from the ground floor to the sixth floor. Despite repeatedly pressing the emergency alarm button, he received no response as the system allegedly failed to fu...