Overview

• The victim, identified as 52-year-old resident Prakash Namdev Shinde, had been suffering from dysentery and reportedly lost his balance while defecating on the open lift shaft edge shortly before dawn on July 13.
• Residents discovered his body at around 8:50 a.m. and fire brigade personnel joined RAK Marg police in extricating him from a ground-level pit before he was rushed to KEM Hospital and pronounced dead.
• Police have registered an accidental death report and are examining whether the fall and the absence of critical lift components violated local safety regulations.
• Although Matoshree Sadan’s structural frame was complete, residents moved in before elevator installation was finished, leaving exposed shafts on multiple floors.
• The incident underscores the hazards of unsecured infrastructure and the importance of enforcing pre-occupancy safety standards in high-rise construction.