Irresponsible work by Builder Raees Lashkarai, Made 4 person injured including a woman and child, after slab gives way in SRA building at Andheri West

Mumbai: Four persons, including a woman and a four year old, were injured when parts of the false ceiling of a flat in a residential building in Andheri (West) gave way, on Sunday afternoon.

A doctor at the Cooper hospital identified the injured as 24-year-old Sadiq Mohammad Habib, 25-year-old Nadiya Firoz Kalesha, 50-year-old Habib Mohammad and four-year-old Arjan Kalesha. While Sadiq was discharged soon after receiving treatment, the other three are recuperating. They were stated to be stable.

Fire brigade sources said that the mishap occurred at around 2:13 pm in a flat located on the seventh floor of Vishal building (A-1 wing), located in the vicinity of Reliance Hostel on the Kama Road, Andheri (west). The building, was built under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme. A slab from the false ceiling of the flat gave way. The four inmates of the flat are believed to have been injured when they came under the falling debris.

Sources at the DN Nagar police said the injured were shifted to the hospital by a Beat Marshal and locals.

An official at the police station said that further probe is being conducted into the incident.