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Retired SBI Manager Dies as Faridabad Skywalk Collapses; Authorities Probe Lapses

The skywalk had been closed as a fire escape after residents warned the RWA of its dilapidated condition

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Overview

  • Kulwant Singh, 66, a retired State Bank of India manager, fell from the 14th-floor skywalk connecting towers T-8 and T-7 at RPS Savana residential society on June 24 while watering potted plants
  • He was declared dead at the scene and his body was sent to Badshah Khan Civil Hospital for a postmortem examination
  • Inspector Arvind Kumar said the skywalk had been closed as a fire escape and that routine plant watering had exacerbated corrosion, weakening the structure
  • Residents had reported the walkway’s deteriorating condition to the Resident Welfare Association days before the collapse but saw no repairs
  • The BPTP police station has registered a probe under section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita to examine maintenance lapses and no formal complaint has been filed by the family