Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Two Labourers Killed in Bengaluru Construction Site
Two construction workers, J Shiva and Madhusudhan Reddy, died after an accident at a construction site in Bengaluru.
They were working at Venkatala around 4 pm Monday when the incident occurred.
They were installing rainwater harvesting boxes, potentially for a foundation.
The police have booked 14 people, including the head of the real estate firm Embassy Group, after the incident.
The workers were buried alive.
The event took place after heavy rain.
Two labourers died at a construction site in Bengaluru.
The incident occurred in Yelahanka, Bengaluru.
The deceased were identified as J Shiva and Madhusudhan Reddy.
The incident took place around 4 pm Monday.
The police booked 14 people, including the head of the Embassy Group.
- Who
- J Shiva and Madhusudhan Reddy, along with the Embassy Group
- What
- Two labourers died after being buried alive at a construction site
- When
- Around 4 pm Monday
- Where
- Venkatala, Yelahanka, Bengaluru
- Why
- While installing rainwater harvesting boxes, likely during excavation for a foundation, after heavy rain
- Victims
- J Shiva, 32, and Madhusudhan Reddy, 58
- Location
- Yelahanka, Bengaluru
- Incident Date
- Monday
- Time
- Around 4 pm
- Involved
- Embassy Group