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Man crushed by lift in Savar


Published : 09 May 2021 08:26 PM

A man was tragically killed being crushed by an elevator at GK Garments Ltd, a RMG factory, located at Dilkhushabag area in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Sunday. 

The deceased was identified as Jahirul Islam Mishu, 32, son of Din Islam, hailed from capital’s Jatrabari area. Saiful Islam, Inspector of Savar model police station confirmed the news.

He said the incident took place at around 7am on Sunday morning when Jahirul was trying to get off the lift and the elevator suddenly stuck. Following the tragic incident, he was taken to Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar and the on-duty doctor there declared him dead. 

Adding that on information police rushed to the spot and sent the body to Shahid Suhrawardi Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, Inspector Saiful Islam said “Jahirul worked at the factory as an elevator operator, however, we are looking into the matter, though we did not get any complaint from deceased’s family yet.”

Mohammed Shiraz, Manager (HR) of GK Garments Ltd said “Jahirul used to work as an elevator operator at the factory. On Sunday morning, the lift suddenly got stuck on the 3rd floor and crushed him while he tried to get off the lift.”