Overview
- Residents reported a foul smell before a maintenance team raised the lift car and found 77-year-old Pritam Giri at the bottom of the shaft in Chinar Dream City.
- Family lodged a missing complaint on January 6 and an FIR on January 7, with identification later made from clothing and footwear.
- Police have registered an unnatural-death case and are awaiting the post-mortem, with preliminary findings pointing to a fall into the shaft and fatal injuries.
- Residents and relatives allege chronic lift failures and defunct CCTV systems for years despite monthly maintenance fees, including reports of doors opening without the cabin present.
- Investigators are questioning maintenance staff and say legal action may follow if negligence by service providers or society management is established.