Film City wall collapse: Cine Workers Association urges CM to order inquiry

The All Indian Cine Workers Association has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to conduct an inquiry into an accident in Mumbai Film City in which two workers were killed and one left injuredThe workers were killed on Saturday after an underconstruction wall in Film City collapsed on themMumbai Film City wall collapse Association says Film City has consistently witnessed accidentsThe Association said that Film City has consistently witnessed accidents causing the loss of many lives yet no concrete steps have been takenThe matters related to Film City are often suppressed involving collusion among its officials Accidents continue to occur in Film City and they will persist because all Film City officials are deeply involved in corruption the Cine Workers Association said in its letter to Chief Minister Eknath ShindeThe All Indian Cine Workers Association has urged Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde to conduct an inquiry into this incident to determine the total number of casualtiesThey request the filing of a murder FIR against the managing director of Film CityMumbai Film City wall collapse Immediate resignation of the managing directorThey further demand the immediate resignation of the managing director of Film City blacklisting of the company and necessary action against relevant administrative officersAdditionally compensation of 50 lakhs to the families of the deceased workers and 20 lakhs to the injured worker is requestedMumbai Film City wall collapse Two dead in wall collapse near Film CityTwo people died while another person was injured in a wall collapse incident near Film City in suburban Goregaon on Saturday evening reported news agency PTIThe incident took place around 630 pm near gate number 2 of Film City on Aarey Colony RoadA wall around 60 feet long and 20 feet tall collapsed trapping at least three men underneath said a Fire Brigade official reported PTIThey were rescued before a Fire Brigade team arrived on the spot he said adding that two of them were declared dead by the doctor accompanying the 108 ambulanceThe deceased were identified as Sintu Mandal 32 and Jaidev Prahlad Biswas 45 reported PTIThe other injured person was undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital and search was underway with the help of Percussive Rescue Tool PRT kit to check if any more persons were trapped under the debris the official addedWith inputs from ANI and PTI