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Delhi AC Mechanic’s Fatal Fall Triggers Negligence Probe

The victim’s body has been sent for autopsy, with investigators questioning office management alongside contractors over safety lapses.

The mechanic was repairing an air conditioning unit on the 8th floor of Agrawal Cyber Plaza.
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The deceased, Ram Sevak, was a resident of Wazirpur village and worked at an AC repair shop in Shalimar Bagh. (Representational image)

Overview

  • The 34-year-old mechanic, identified as Ram Sevak of Wazirpur village, fell from the eighth-floor balcony of Agarwal Cyber Plaza in Netaji Subhash Place on Sunday afternoon while repairing an old AC unit.
  • Initial inquiry revealed that Sevak had no safety equipment and was balancing on a narrow ledge due to the absence of lifts, ropes or ladders at the site.
  • Police have registered a death-by-negligence FIR against unidentified persons and are probing accountability within the Shalimar Bagh repair shop and the office management.
  • Sevak’s body was sent to Babu Jagjeevan Ram Hospital for an autopsy as part of the evidence-gathering in the ongoing investigation.
  • The incident follows a series of fatal HVAC accidents in Delhi that have highlighted systemic enforcement gaps in safety protocols for informal maintenance contractors.