A 23-year-old woman died after getting stuck in the lift of a housing society at Malad East in Mumbai on Sunday night.

According to the police, accident took place around 8 pm in the 10-storey Al-Muzalfa building near Humaira Park. A case of accidental death has been filed at the Kurar police station.

23-year-old woman, identified as Alia Waralia, was stepping into the lift on the ground floor of the building when it suddenly started to move upwards. Alia's head was crushed as she got dragged. Her mother raised an alarm and the residents helped extricate Alia's body.
 
Alia was taken to a private hospital where doctors declared her dead. The body was sent for postmortem.

She had gone to the society to make inquiries for mehndi as her wedding was scheduled next month.

Kurar police officials said the lift would be examined by lift inspectors and action will be taken based on the report.