Two die as iron grill falls from fifth floor at Noida mall

Noida, March 3

Two men died on Sunday allegedly after an iron grill fell on them inside a shopping mall in Noida Extension, the police said.

Additional DCP (Central Noida) Hridesh Katheriya said the duo were walking towards an escalator on the ground floor of the Galaxy Blue Sapphire mall when the iron structure fell on them from the fifth floor, leaving them dead on the spot.

Both victims, aged around 35 years, were residents of the Vijay Nagar area in Ghaziabad district, Katheriya added.

“The Yatharth Hospital staff informed the local Bisrakh police station that two persons died in the Blue Sapphire mall after an iron grill fell on them from the fifth floor. A police team immediately reached the spot,” he said.

He said the deceased have been identified as Harendra Bhati and Shakeel. The victims’ families have been contacted and legal action would be initiated in the case once a complaint is received.