India, July 19 -- A 46-year-old woman died after a construction lift installed outside an under-construction building at northwest Delhi's Jain Nagar in Rohini collapsed and fell on her on Sunday morning.

The deceased was identified as Manju, a resident of Jain Nagar. "We have registered a first information report (FIR) under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sahita and have initiated the probe to fix the responsibility of the persons whose negligence led to the death of the woman," said Deputy Commissioner of police (Rohini) Shashank Jaiswal.

According to police, around 9.30am, police received a call regarding a woman being injured. Upon reaching the scene, the police learnt that the lift that was installed outside the const...