A 28-year-old was killed and her brother injured after a cement brick fell on them at an under-construction residential building in Kogilu Layout near Yelahanka on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Mallamma, wife of Mylari, a resident of Sampigehalli and a native of Kalaburagi. Her brother Mallesh sustained severe head injuries and is being treated at a private hospital.
According to the police, around 12.30 p.m., while the labourers were transporting bricks to the first floor with the help of a pulley, a huge hollow brick fell down and hit Mallamma and Mallesh.
The Yelahanka police have registered a criminal negligence case against the building owner, Mohammed Rafiq, and mason Syed Shafiullah.