Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Police File Case Against Contractor in 2022 Construction Death
A little girl named Tapasi died in 2022 after falling into a water-filled pit at a construction site.
The police initially treated it as an accident, but the girl's father later requested a case be filed against the contractor.
The contractor is accused of not following safety rules like covering the pit or putting up barriers.
The police have now filed a case, alleging the contractor's negligence led to the girl's death.
The investigation is ongoing.
A contractor faces charges three years after a girl died at a construction site.
The incident occurred in Nighoje village, Khed taluka, on July 17, 2022.
The girl, Tapasi Sonu Sirwal, fell into an uncovered pit and drowned.
Initially, the police registered an accidental death case.
The father requested a case against the contractor, which led to the FIR.
- Who
- Pimpri Chinchwad police, contractor
- What
- Police registered a case against a contractor for the death of a child at a construction site.
- When
- Case registered in the present; Incident occurred July 17, 2022
- Where
- Nighoje village, Khed taluka
- Why
- Alleged negligence in not securing the construction site.
Family's Complaint
Contractor's Defense
Responsibility for the Death
Family's Complaint
The contractor is responsible due to negligence.
Contractor's Defense
Not explicitly stated in the article.
- Victim
- Tapasi Sonu Sirwal, 2.5-year-old girl
- Incident Date
- July 17, 2022
- Location
- Nighoje village, Khed taluka
- Construction
- Lift at an engineering firm
- Charges
- Culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- Defendant
- Private contractor