In light of the occurrence, a group of residents wrote to Noida authority CEO Lokesh M on Friday, urging that he appoint an official to “take over the affairs of the society.”
Devi, 73, a resident of Paras Tierea society, had taken the lift in Tower 24 to go from her residence on the eighth floor to the second floor on Thursday evening when the lift allegedly malfunctioned and free fell, killing the woman, according to a complaint filed by the woman’s son Devesh Kumar.
DN Mishra, a family relative of the deceased, informed that for the past five years, Sushila has resided on the eighth floor with her son, daughter-in-law, and husband. The family had recently purchased another apartment in the same tower on the second floor, which was undergoing renovations. Devi had taken the lift to her new flat on Thursday when the mishap occurred.