Two women construction workers buried alive as soil caves in near Madurai

In a tragic case, 2 women workers were buried live erstwhile ungraded caved successful resulting successful instant decease connected Friday.

Police said that Thangaraja of Viraganoor was constructing a kalyana mandapam successful Silaiman adjacent here. Two days ago, the masons had filled cement factual connected a 16-feet extent pillar foundation.

On Friday, erstwhile 2 women workers identified arsenic Tamilarasi (60) and Dhanalakshmi (46) of Silaiman were engaged successful clearing the cement successful and astir the factual pillar, the ungraded abruptly caved successful and buried the pit successful which the 2 women were fatally caught.

On information, Silaiman constabulary squad arrived and pressed bulldozers and JCB to propulsion retired the debris. After astir an hour, they removed the 2 bodies and sent them to Government Rajaji Hospital for post-mortem. A lawsuit has been registered. Further probe is on.