UP worker dies at painting site

Chennai: A 26-year-old Uttar Pradesh man died on Friday after he fell off a ladder while painting a building in Gummidipoondi on Tuesday. A man, standing underneath, who he fell on, was also injured. Police said Monukumar Gupta had joined work only a month ago, at a private company in the Tiruvallur district. After the accident, the migrant labourer was taken to the Ponneri GH and later to Stanley GH in Chennai where he succumbed to injuries.Police arrested the company supervisor for causing death by negligence and failing to provide enough safety measures at site.