Youth dies in roof collapse

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Jamshedpur, Jun 11 (UNI) An eighteen-year-old youth died on the spot and another was critically injured when a portion of the balcony of a flat of post office colony collapsed at Bistupur area here this morning.

Police said the deceased Niraj Kumar,a student of plus two,went to meet his friend Biswajit Sinha,son of an employee of the general post office.The duo were talking when the roof of the balcony caved in, killing Niraj on the spot.Biswajit also sustained serious injury and was admitted to Tata Main Hospital here.

Police said the resident of the colony gave an application to the superintendent of the general post office on February 16 this year for repairing the dilapidated portion of the flat but no action was taken.

Meanwhile, strong resentment was prevailing among the residents of the colony against the 'callous' attitude of the authrority.They said the tragic incident could have been averted had the authority taken prompt action following the complaint.

The residents also staged a road blockade on the main road in front of City Telegraph Office (CTO) in protest against the mishap and demanded action against those responsible for the tragic incident.

The movement of the vehicular traffic in Bistupur area was affected due to the road blockade.

Senior police officials rushed to spot after the incident, the sources said.

UNI

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