Overview

• An FIR under BNS sections 106(1), 289 and 3(5) names company directors Andal Arumugam and T.M. Singaravel along with several plant officials for alleged negligence.
• The district administration ordered an SDM-led magisterial inquiry with a 30-day deadline to determine the cause, assess past safety inspections and identify responsibility.
• The crash occurred around 8 pm Tuesday in the boiler section at RKM Powergen’s Ucchpinda plant in Sakti district as 10 workers descended in an industrial lift.
• Four workers died and six are being treated in the ICU at Jindal Fortis Hospital in Raigarh; the deceased were identified as Anjani Kannojia, Mishri Lal Dewangan, Bablu Gupta and Ravindar Ravi.
• Preliminary details note a lift capacity of about 2,000 kg and maintenance on September 29, which investigators are examining for potential lapses.