A 55-year-old man was injured when the roof of a room, in he was sleeping during a demolition drive against illegal constructions, came crashing on him in Telangana's Rangareddy district, police said.
The victim, T Srinivas Rao, a shop worker, was taking a nap in the room yesterday when the district's revenue authorities went to Devender Nagar under Cyberabad police commissionarate limits to dismantle some of the temporary structures with earth-movers, Jawaharnagar Inspector Venkatagiri said.
"However, the officials did not notice the victim sleeping in the room. He suffered injuries and was immediately admitted to a hospital. He is out of danger," he said.
Due to the noise of the earth-mover, the demolition squad failed to hear the victim's cry for help, said a revenue official who was present during the incident.
Srinivas, a resident of Malkajgiri, used to take nap in the room after lunch as it was lying vacant, the police officer said.
Based on a complaint, police registered a case against the revenue officials for allegedly not giving any notice prior to demolition and negligence, he added.
