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Delhi hostel owner arrested after collapse that killed seven

From Indian Express · () English

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News Official statement Under investigation
  • Police arrested building owner Hariram Gupta after a five-storey structure collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan, killing seven people.
  • Five municipal officials, including the South Zone deputy commissioner, were suspended as authorities examined the incident.
  • Search teams continued looking for people trapped in the debris after renovation work took place in the basement.

The owner of a building that collapsed in Southwest Delhi, killing seven people, has been arrested. Hariram Gupta was apprehended in Bhiwadi after the five-storey structure fell at Satya Niketan on Sunday.

Authorities registered a first information report against Gupta soon after the collapse. City officials also promised strict action against illegal structures in the area.

Five officials, including the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s South Zone deputy commissioner, were suspended. An order from the MCD Vigilance Department said Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kumar was suspended with immediate effect under the applicable service regulations and would receive a subsistence allowance under the rules.

Rescue operations continued as the State Disaster Response Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and other agencies searched for people buried in the debris. The collapse occurred while renovation work was under way in the basement of the 50-year-old building.

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