Boulder falls on Jubilee Hills house

HYDERABAD: A part of a massive boulder came crashing on a house on Road Number 44, in Jubilee Hills, on Saturday evening — soon after it started raining heavily across the city.
Although it was initially believed that the boulder collapsed as a result of the downpour, a further enquiry with the police revealed that the incident took place because of a construction activity going on in the vicinity.
Jubilee Hills police inspector, Sattaiah, told TOI that a case was registered against the land owner and the contractor for not taking sufficient precautions while cutting the boulder.
“As part of their plan to take up construction work in the open plot, they have been manually cutting this huge rock. Due to the rain, perhaps the soil became loose and suddenly a portion of the rock came apart and fell on the neighbour’s residence,” the police offocial said.
The police further informed that there were no casualties reported as the family was not present in that particular part of the house when the boulder crashed into one of the pillars and the roof of the house.
A similar incident took place in January this year where a labourer died after a boulder fell on his head.