Two killed, two injured as lintel of house collapses in Fatehgarh Sahib

Fatehgarh Sahib, March 3

Two Class XII students’ died while their friends were seriously injured when the lintel of a dilapidated old house at Raipur Chobdaran village, which they were demolishing, collapsed. The victims, who were residents of Salana Doola Singh Wala village, were buried under the debris of the lintel. The injured were admitted to the Civil Hospital, Amloh.

Gurpreet Singh Guri, sarpanch of Salana Doola Singh Wala village, said Malkiat Singh, a resident of village, took contract from the owner to demolish lintel of his house at nearby Raipur Chobdaran village. Malkiat engaged Gursimran Preet Singh, Jashanpreet Singh and Gursewak Singh for the job.

Both Gursimran and Jashanpreet were close friends and had taken a Class XII exam yesterday. They went to Raipur Chobdaran, along with Malkiat and Gursewak, today and started demolishing lintel of the house, which was in a dilapidated condition. The lintel collapsed and the four were buried under its debris. Gursimran and Jashanpreet died on the spot while Malkiat and Gursewak were injured. The injured were referred to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. — TNS