Hardoi, March 7 -- A 19-year-old worker died after his neck got trapped in a machine at a paper cup factory in Hardoi late Friday night.
The incident occurred in a factory located in Pandit Purwa hamlet of Anang Behta village under Kotwali Dehat area, police said on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Rehan, son of Alam Khan, a resident of Badheyan Purwa.
According to police, Rehan was working alone near the machine when his neck suddenly got caught in it, killing him on the spot.
The factory owner, Mohammad Asif, returned later and became suspicious when no one responded after he knocked on the door. He broke a glass window to enter the premises and found Rehan trapped in the machine. The machine was immediately switched off a...