{
  "id": 7871347,
  "title": "Wadala Metro Construction Site Accident: Sub-Contractor Booked For Negligence After Two Workers Die In Staging Collapse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/wadala-metro-construction-site-accident-sub-contractor-booked-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T20:57:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/wadala-metro-construction-site-accident-sub-contractor-booked-for-negligence-after-two-workers-die-in-staging-collapse"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai police have filed charges against subcontractor Tariq-ul-Islam, 40, for two workers' deaths at a Wadala metro construction site. The accident occurred on September 12 near Bhakti Park Monorail Station in Wadala East. The deceased, identified as Nahij, 33, and Sakim, 37, fell from the first floor to the ground after an iron staging structure used for steel-fixing and carpentry work collapsed. The incident took place during their evening shift as they prepared to leave the site. The sub-contractor has been booked under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for causing death by negligence. Police are investigating the safety arrangements and construction practices at the site.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Wadala TT police have registered a case against sub-contractor Tariq-ul-Islam, 40, for allegedly causing the deaths of two workers due to negligence and lapses in workplace safety at an ongoing metro-related construction site near Bhakti Park Monorail Station in Wadala East. Workers Identified As Nahij And Sakim The case was registered on the complaint of 31-year-old worker Shafikul…",
  "key_points": [
    "Subcontractor Tariq-ul-Islam booked for worker deaths",
    "Two workers Nahij and Sakim died in staging collapse",
    "Police investigate safety arrangements and construction practices"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}