Bengaluru: Metro worker falls to death from 35ft

BENGALURU: A 34-year-old man working at a Metro construction site fell to his death from a height of 35 feet while erecting viaduct sections between two pillars on Kanakapura Road. His father alleged his son was killed due to lack of adequate safety equipment.Narasimhamurthy, from Ajjanahalli village in Chitradurga district and resident of Vajarahalli, was working between pillars 249 and 250 late Wednesday night when he accidentally fell on the road. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.Family distraughtHis father Hanumanthappa, 58, told TOI: “Narasimhamurthy was supposed to come home for Sankranti festival but he chose to work as he wanted to take leave for our village fair. He had been working at the Metro site for a year and paid Rs 650 during night shift. He got Rs 450 for working during the day.”Narasimhamurthy is survived by wife and two sons, aged12 and 11. Hanumanthappa said his son worked hard to feed the family and visited them only once in a month to save money.Police registered a case against Balaram Reddy, contractor; Manjunath, engineer; Umesh, supervisor and others under IPC Section 304a (causing death by negligence).