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. A 40-year-old worker, Lalan Mishra, was killed on the spot when a compressor machine fell on him while loading goods. Another worker, 35-year-old Paras Mali, sustained critical injuries and is currently battling for his life at the SMIMER hospital.

The incident occurred on Monday afternoon when Mishra and Mali were loading goods onto a tempo on the ground floor. According to Superintendent of Police Chirag Patel, the air compressor machine, located on the third floor, was being lowered for maintenance when its wire snapped on the second floor, causing it to plummet onto the unsuspecting workers below.

“The air compressor machine used in the machine was taken down for maintenance,” explained Patel. “While reaching the second floor, the wire broke and the machine fell on two youths. In which Lalan has died and another Paras has suffered head injuries.”