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No harness: CMRL site worker killed after 60 feet fall

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August 16, 2025

A 23-year-old migrant worker died in the early hours of Friday after falling from a 60-foot elevated structure when working at the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) construction site near Sholinganallur.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Chennai

The worker was identified as Bikee Kumar Paswan from Jharkhand. He died on the spot. His co-worker too fell but miraculously escaped as he did not hit the ground, instead fell on mud, said sources.

The co-worker was identified as Santosh Lohara (23), also from Jharkhand. The accident took place around 3.45 am. The two were not secured by safety harnesses despite working at such a height, police said.

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