Ambedkar Nagar : In Ranipur Kudwar village of Mahrua police station area, the wall suddenly collapsed while putting thatch on the raw wall on Saturday morning. While one laborer died after being buried under the debris, a villager was seriously injured. His condition is quite critical
Village resident Ramesh Pal (42) was getting thatched roof installed on the kutcha wall in front of the house at around 11 am on Saturday morning. Mattu (55), a laborer from the village, first repaired the mud wall. After this, he along with Ramesh started getting the roof put up. Meanwhile, suddenly the mud wall collapsed. Due to this both of them got buried under the debris of the wall.
On request, nearby villagers reached the spot. Within a short time both the people buried under the debris were pulled out. Meanwhile, both of them had become unconscious after being seriously injured. Both of them were immediately taken to CHC Bhiti where doctors declared Mattu dead. Seriously injured Ramesh was referred to the district hospital but the family took him to a private hospital in Sultanpur, where his condition remains critical.
Meanwhile, Mattu's family refused to conduct post-mortem of the body. It is said that Mattu was not married. He lived with four brothers living in the village. On the other hand, as soon as information about the incident was received, Naib Tehsildar Kaushal Kant Mishra, Kanungo Ghanshyam Chaudhary and Lekhpal reached the spot and took stock. Also assured to provide financial assistance to the family members.