Labourer falls off under-construction building to death

KATHMANDU: A labourer died after falling off a three-storey under-construction building in Naya Baneshwor on Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Gopal Singh Chhetri (50) of Hirapur-5 in Sarlahi district.

Chhetri was working for the Nepal Trade Union Congress building.

He had accidentally fallen off the building while plastering a wall and sustained serious injuries, police said.

He was rushed to the Bir Hospital for treatment where he breathed his last, police added.