SOURCE :- SIASAT NEWS
New Delhi: The owner of the now-collapsed three-storey building in Delhi’s Chawri Bazar area, along with three contractors, has been arrested, with the death toll in the tragic incident climbing to six, police said on Saturday, November 7.
Officials said that six bodies have been recovered so far during rescue operations at the site.
Five of the six deceased—Sanjeet Kumar, Pankaj Sharma, Shantu and Dinesh Sah—all hailed from Khagaria district in Bihar, while Kishori Sah was a resident of state’s Saharsa.
Another victim, Vipin Ram, resided in Delhi’s Fazilpur area.
Owner, 3 contractors arrested
Meanwhile, police said that the building owner, Saimullah, alias Ayub, a resident of Delhi, has been arrested.
In addition to this, three contractors have also been arrested after being apprehended from Sirohi village in Faridabad, officials said.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Siraj, Tajuddin and Furkan, all inhabitants of the national capital.
An FIR dated November 5 has been registered against all four accused at the Hauz Qazi police station under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 290 (negligent conduct in pulling down, repairing or constructing a building), 125(a)/3(5) (multiple individuals jointly accused of causing hurt through negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Construction was illegal
The three-storey under-construction building collapsed on Thursday.
According to the officials, the information about the collapse was received at 9.50 am from Gali Sitara, near Chawri Bazar Metro Station.
Subsequently, a massive rescue operation involving the Delhi Police, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Delhi Fire Services and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was launched.
Two bodies were recovered on Thursday, while one injured person was rescued and sent to the hospital for treatment.
According to the police, the construction work was illegal, and the building was unsafe.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Corporation suspended its Junior Engineer (JE) and Assistant Engineer (AE), and an FIR has been registered against the contractor following the tragedy.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has assured that every possible effort will be made to evacuate those trapped under the debris.
She said an investigation is underway and strict action will be taken against those responsible.
SOURCE : SIASAT
