Overview

• Delhi Police registered an FIR under Sections 106 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 290 (negligent conduct) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the site engineer and the contractor firm’s director
• Preliminary investigation found that the hydraulic jack slipped while labourer Sachin Kumar was working on a 40–45 ft pillar, causing him to fall and that he was not wearing a safety harness
• Authorities are probing failures in protective gear usage and supervisory oversight at the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway site, a flagship NHAI infrastructure project
• No arrests have been made as investigators continue to gather evidence on contractor and supervisory negligence
• The development underscores enforcement of India’s 2023 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions aimed at holding construction entities legally accountable for safety breaches