70-year-old watchman dies after falling into lift shaft in Hyderabad

The police moved the body to the mortuary for postmortem examination.

Hyderabad: A senior citizen died after falling into a lift shaft at Babu Khan Estate in Basheerbagh on Saturday morning.

Balaji (70) worked as a watchman at the Babu Khan Estate in Basheerbagh locality in the city. On Saturday morning, he opened the door of the lift and fell into the pit. Consequently, he suffered serious injuries and died on the spot.

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The police moved the body to the mortuary for postmortem examination. A case has been registered.

Recent incident involving lift accidents:

March 12, 2025: Surender (4), was playing near the elevator when he got trapped between the lift’s grill door and the wall as it ascended, leading to fatal injuries and death in Asifnagar.

March 10, 2025: Former Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the Telangana Secretariat and Sircilla Battalion Commandant, T Gangaram (58), died after he fell into an apartment lift shaft in Sircilla town.

February 21, 2025: Arnav (6), died after he was caught between the lift and the wall while entering an elevator in Masab Tank.

August 25, 2024: A 65-year-old retired pharmacist, M.S. Samiullah Baig, fell to his death in an elevator shaft in Gudimalkapur.

November 24, 2024: Six people were injured when a lift plummeted from the sixth floor in an apartment in Chandulal Baradari.