Lift operator tries to commit theft in building he worked,

falls to deathNew Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) A man died after falling from thefifth floor of a building where he worked as a lift operator,with the polic...
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falls to deathNew Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) A man died after falling from thefifth floor of a building where he worked as a lift operator,with the police saying that he had sneak into one of the flatsin south Delhi's RK Puram area for allegedly committing theftand fell off when confronted by its resident.

A PCR call was made around 2.15 am today that a personwearing a face mask and gloves fell from the fifth floor flatof the building in the G Block at Nivedita Kunj, said a seniorpolice officer.

When police reached there, they found the man was lyinginjured and rushed him to the AIIMS trauma centre where he wasdeclared brought dead by the doctors, said the official.

When the face mask was removed, the residents of thelocality identified him as Pawan who had been working as alift operator in the housing society, the officer said.

Pawan belonged to Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, he said.

During probe, it was revealed that Pawan had entered intothe fifth floor the flat of a power ministry engineer, AshokRajput, late night through a balcony, he said.

The engineer and his wife woke up as the accused tried tolook for valuables and confronted him. "Ashok Rajput tried tocatch the intruder and a scuffle took place in which hesustained some injuries and fell from the balcony while tryingto escape," the officer said.

A case has been registered on the complaint of Rajput andfurther investigation is underway, added the officer. PTI VITTIR.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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