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Watchman still lives in collapsed building
Updated On: 21 November, 2013 06:46 AM IST | | Sujit Mahamulkar
A portion of Rail View building in Mahim collapsed in June, but its security guard Rajkumar Gupta risks his life every day by living in the same compound; the remaining structure may fall any day
The walls have crumbled and the tenants have long gone. But one person continues to live in Rail View, a building in Mahim that collapsed on June 18 this year.u00a0One part of the structure located on Senapati Bapat Marg, opposite Mahim railway station, came tumbling down in June. But its security guard, Rajkumar Gupta still continues to stay put in it. The remaining portion too may collapse any day, posing a grave danger to Gupta. “It is my duty to take care of Rail View; I have been deployed for the same,” says a defiant Gupta, when asked about the threat to his life. He is there to prevent anti-social elements from entering the premises. He lives on the ground floor in the same compound.

ON DUTY: The partially collapsed Rail View building in Mahim


