Indian falls to death from UAE skyscraper
December 14th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANSAbu Dhabi, Dec 14 (IANS) A 40-year-old Indian working as a construction worker died after falling from the fifth floor of a 28-storey building in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Harminder Singh was working lost his balance and fell Monday, the Gulf News reported. The building under construction was a residential and commercial tower in Al Sawan area of Ajman.
An official said Singh had rejoined work after a break of a couple of months.
Ajman, one of the seven emirates of the UAE, has a population of over 260,000, of which a considerable number are Indians.
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