Shivamogga: A boy named Suleiman (16) has died while working on a new bridge here on April 3. The incident took place in Hosagadde where a new bridge was being built on the road to Sringeri.
Suleiman (16), a resident of Savannur taluk in the Haveri district, working as labor has died while unloading the Wall Roop Centering of the bridge.
The public expressed outrage against contractors. The contractor had used poor construction materials and also hired child labor which is against the law, they alleged. Therefore, the public urged to blacklist the contractors and demand that the culprits be sent to jail for a proper investigation. The case has been registered at Agumbe police station.