India, July 13 -- A 55-year-old construction worker died after a roof projection -- where he was standing -- of an under-construction building collapsed on Friday afternoon, causing him to fall from the fourth floor in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar, police said.

Police have registered a case against the owner of the building for alleged negligence, while the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has ordered the premises to be sealed.

Police said that the deceased was identified as Mohammed Bhola, who was working as a labourer at the site in Krishna Puri. "We were informed about the labourer falling from the building at around 3pm. By the time a team reached the spot, the injured worker had already been rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. ...