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Thane lift collapse: ‘Accept Rs 10 lakh and forget about incident’
Updated On: 12 September, 2023 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Unknown men corner deceased construction workers’ families, forcing them to sign undertaking that they will not seek justice for the lift collapse at upcoming Thane building
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Manjesh Chaupal and his wife Sumitra
The families of the seven labourers who died after the lift mishap in Runwal Eirene complex in Thane are being forced and threatened by unknown people allegedly representing the construction company to accept compensation and close the matter. The families have been given a letter under the name of Pratima Singh who is a contractor and fabricator based in Chandivli, Andheri East. They have been told not to raise any complaints and that they would receive a one-time payment of R10 lakh to settle the matter.
The seven labourers died after the cable of a lift they were in snapped as they were descending from the top floors on Sunday. The cable snapped due to poor management, as per the FIR. Team mid-day visited the civil hospital at Thane where the post-mortem of the deceased was conducted on Monday afternoon. At the time, three to four unknown people approached the families of the deceased with letters bearing the name of the deceased and the next of kin. “They said that a one-time payment of Rs 10 lakh will be made immediately after the letter is signed. They were also warned that if they refuse to sign, they won’t get any compensation… they would have to repeatedly visit court and everything will eventually go in vain,” said a source. The family members were being approached and coerced in front of police officers who were present at the scene.
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