Overview
- Sanskruti Anil Amin, 22, died after an aerated concrete block fell from the Shivkunj redevelopment site in Jogeshwari East, with doctors at HBT Trauma Care Hospital declaring her dead on arrival.
- Meghwadi police registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s sections 105 and 3(5) against people connected to Shraddha Lifestyle LLP, with officers saying no arrests have been made as the probe continues.
- The civic body issued a stop-work notice at the site, while residents and family members alleged torn safety nets, earlier falling debris and ignored complaints about hazards.
- A community-led campaign titled ‘Justice for Sanskruti Amin’ announced a candlelight gathering and pressed for arrests, naming builder Bhavesh Sanghrajka among those it wants held accountable.
- Recent construction accidents reinforced safety concerns, including a Chembur worker’s 13th-floor fall that led to a negligence FIR and separate Delhi collapses that killed one person and injured several others.