3 killed in building collapse

Three people were killed after the portion of a building that was being demolished collapsed near Sadbhavna Park in Central Delhi’s Daryaganj on Wednesday, the police said.

The deceased have been identified as Zubair (24), his uncle Taufiq (32), and Gulsagar (30). As many as 15 people were working at the site when the incident took place.

Zubair and Taufiq were on the second floor when a portion of it collapsed. Gulsagar rushed in to save the duo, but he also got trapped underneath the debris as the rest of the portion came down, an official said.

The information about the incident was received at 12.14 pm, following which four fire tenders were rushed to the spot where a building, consisting of ground and two floors, collapsed, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said.

A case under Section 106 (1) (causing death by negligence) of the BNS was registered against building’s owners Nadeem and Yusuf Malik, builders Sunil Sharma and Hari Shankar and contractor Galwan, he added.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams also joined the rescue operation soon after the incident, working alongside the Delhi Police, fire brigade personnel and DDMA staff.

Since the wall of the Sadbhavna Park, an ASI-protected site, has also been damaged, the Archaeological Survey of India has also been informed, the cop added.