Mumbai: Police have registered a case of negligence and endangering life against the owner of a dilapidated building, Kadamb Kudpi House, in Khar West after two men were injured when chunks of slab allegedly fell on them on Saturday night.“Repairs had not been carried out on the building despite its deteriorating state,” said a police officer.The incident took place between 9.40pm and 10pm near the KFC junction on Linking Road. The complainant Nirav Nishar (27), a resident of Grant Road who operates a hardware business, and his friend Harsh Porwal (28), a resident of Madhya Pradesh, were at Linking Road in Khar West to purchase sunglasses. “The two men were standing near KFC junction, close to a cobbler’s shop, when a slab from the second-floor balcony of the building fell on them,” said the officer.Porwal sustained serious injuries to his head, chest, back, face, hands, and legs, while Nishar suffered injuries to his shoulder and hand. Bystanders rushed them to Holy Family Hospital in Bandra West by autorickshaw. They were later shifted to Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai by their relatives. A parked car was also damaged in the incident. On Sunday, Khar police registered an FIR against the building owner for negligence under Sections 125(b) (acts done so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or personal safety of others) and 324(4) (mischief causing damage) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
