Worker dies during building renovation at Jayanagar Crime Notes

The portion of the building which collapsed at Jayanagar 7th Block in Bangalore on Monday.

Bangalore: A labourer was killed and another injured when a portion of the first floor of an old buliding they were working on in Jayanagar 7th Block here collapsed on Monday. The Banashankari police said the victim, Sanna Thimmanna (30) of Raichur, his colleague Ramanna(35) and three others were involved in the renovation of the first floor of the building, owned by Madegowda. A portion of a sunshade fell on Thimmanna's head and he died on the spot. Fire & Emergency Services personnel removed Thimmanna's body, Ramanna, who was injured in the leg, was rushed to a private hospital. The Banashankari Police have taken up a case of negligence against the building owner.