<p>A 19-year-old labourer died falling from a 10-feet stool while doing interior work at the office of the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) in Rajajinagar Industrial Area, West of Chord Road, on Thursday night.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigation revealed that Rajajinagar resident and Uttar Pradesh native Bittu Karva was one of the seven employees doing interior work at the Union government’s MSME office.</p>.<p>Contractor Nagaraj had taken the tender and sub-leased the work to Angad Chauhan from Uttar Pradesh who had hired the crew.</p>.<p>Bittu fell around 8 pm and he sustained severe head injuries since he fell from a great height. He was taken to Victoria Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. </p>.<p>Bittu was the only son to his parents and his mother has been hospitalised on hearing the news. His parents were unable to come to Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>An attempt to settle the case? </strong></p>.<p>The contractor and the sub-contractor reportedly negotiated with his parents to settle the matter, police said.</p>.<p>Magadi Road police said Bittu’s relatives were not willing to file a complaint and had asked Nagaraj and Chauhan to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to the victim’s parents, but they agreed to pay only Rs 2 lakh.</p>.<p>“We have shifted the body to the mortuary and will preserve it for two days,” said a senior officer. “We will take up a case of unnatural death. If his relatives don’t file a complaint, necessary action will be taken,” an officer said. </p>
<p>A 19-year-old labourer died falling from a 10-feet stool while doing interior work at the office of the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) in Rajajinagar Industrial Area, West of Chord Road, on Thursday night.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigation revealed that Rajajinagar resident and Uttar Pradesh native Bittu Karva was one of the seven employees doing interior work at the Union government’s MSME office.</p>.<p>Contractor Nagaraj had taken the tender and sub-leased the work to Angad Chauhan from Uttar Pradesh who had hired the crew.</p>.<p>Bittu fell around 8 pm and he sustained severe head injuries since he fell from a great height. He was taken to Victoria Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. </p>.<p>Bittu was the only son to his parents and his mother has been hospitalised on hearing the news. His parents were unable to come to Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>An attempt to settle the case? </strong></p>.<p>The contractor and the sub-contractor reportedly negotiated with his parents to settle the matter, police said.</p>.<p>Magadi Road police said Bittu’s relatives were not willing to file a complaint and had asked Nagaraj and Chauhan to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to the victim’s parents, but they agreed to pay only Rs 2 lakh.</p>.<p>“We have shifted the body to the mortuary and will preserve it for two days,” said a senior officer. “We will take up a case of unnatural death. If his relatives don’t file a complaint, necessary action will be taken,” an officer said. </p>