Three labourers buried alive as house undergoing repair collapses in Barnala

Police identified the victim labourers as Varinder alias Bobby of Moga’s Dosanjh village, Rajnish of Dalla village, and Prince of Moga.

Barnala DSP Satvir Singh said, “The house, owned by one Vishal, was in a dilapidated condition. The owner had hired contractor Ranjit from Moga, who had employed labourers to repair the house. They were sleeping in the building at night when it collapsed on them, burying the three labourers alive under the debris. The fourth labourer survived as he had gone out for some work.”

The DSP said, “Labour Department officials submitted a report, highlighting negligence on the contractor’s part. An FIR is being registered against the contractor at the Barnala Sadar police station. and statements of family members of the deceased labourers will be recorded.”

The DSP added that the ‘house jacking process’ (a technique to elevate the entire building for repair/renovation) was ongoing when the incident took place.