Overview
- A 45-year-old, Mukesh Kumar, was fatally struck by a peepal branch while walking along Ring Road around 6–7 am on Thursday.
- Police registered an FIR for causing death by negligence and added sections on negligent conduct related to construction activities.
- Notices have been issued to the PWD to join the probe, and officers have asked for a list of officials responsible for the pruning work.
- The inquiry is checking whether the site was properly barricaded, whether warning signboards were in place, and whether an official oversaw the crew using a hydra machine.
- PWD says the area was secured and the victim entered a restricted zone, claims police are verifying; the body was released after post-mortem and taken to his native village.