Five labourers were killed when the roof slab of a resort's under-construction cottage collapsed in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh.
The accident happened on Thursday night in Choral village, Mhow tehsil, about 40 km from the district headquarters, while the labourers were sleeping beneath the slab.
Indore (Rural) Superintendent of Police Hitika Wasal told PTI that the bodies have been sent to the hospital.
She also said that the police were informed about the incident around 6.30 am and they rushed to the spot and started a rescue operation immediately.
“The operation has ended with the recovery of five bodies. We have launched an investigation into the incident,” she added.
The incident was discovered in the morning when other workers arrived at the site, according to Inspector Amit Kumar of Simrol police station.
Initially, an official reported that one worker had been killed and five others were trapped under the debris.
