Archive · 21 Sep 2026
HYDRAA Rescues Hyderabad Man Trapped Between Lift and Wall
Murali, a 40-year-old man, was riding an old lift with his wife in a Hyderabad apartment building.
They were going from the ground floor to the second floor.
When Murali began stepping out, the lift suddenly moved upward.
Reports say someone had pressed the button for the third floor.
One of Murali’s legs was inside the lift while the other was on the landing.
His leg became stuck in the lift’s metal grill between the lift and the wall.
His wife and nearby residents called for help.
HYDRAA and fire personnel used special cutting equipment to free him after about 90 minutes.
Murali was taken to a hospital with a fractured leg.
Forty-year-old Murali became trapped between an old lift and the second-floor landing in Anjaneya Nagar, Moosapet.
The lift reportedly moved upward while Murali was stepping out after someone pressed the third-floor button.
His wife raised the alarm, and residents alerted the HYDRAA control room at about 9:15 a.m.
HYDRAA and Sanathnagar Fire Station personnel used a hydraulic cutter and broke part of the lift structure.
Murali was freed around 10:50 a.m. after nearly 90 minutes and taken to a nearby hospital with a fractured leg.
- Who
- Murali, a 40-year-old man, was rescued by the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency and Sanathnagar Fire Station personnel.
- What
- Murali was trapped between a moving lift and the second-floor landing and suffered a fractured leg.
- When
- The incident occurred on Sunday; residents called for help at about 9:15 a.m., and Murali was freed around 10:50 a.m.
- Where
- An old, grill-enclosed lift in a three-storey building in Anjaneya Nagar, Moosapet, Hyderabad.
- Why
- The lift reportedly moved upward while Murali was exiting; officials said the old lift’s malfunctioning sensors contributed to the accident.
- Victim
- Murali, 40
- Location
- Anjaneya Nagar, Moosapet, Hyderabad
- Building
- Three-storey apartment building
- Lift condition
- Old, grill-enclosed lift with reportedly faulty sensors
- Emergency alert
- Around 9:15 a.m.
- Rescue arrival
- HYDRAA team arrived around 9:30 a.m.
- Rescue completion
- Around 10:50 a.m., after nearly 90 minutes
- Injury
- Fractured leg; taken to a nearby hospital
