Three contractors arrested after Old Delhi building collapse kills two
The accused were apprehended in Faridabad following the collapse of a three-storey structure in Chawri Bazar on Thursday.
Police have arrested three contractors from Faridabad regarding the collapse of a building under construction in Delhi's Chawri Bazar area. The incident, which occurred around 9.48 am on Thursday, resulted in two deaths and left at least four people injured, according to reports from Deccan Chronicle and ThePrint.
The deceased have been identified as labourers Kishori, 40, and Sanjeet, 45. Two other individuals, Sahdev Chaudhary, 25, and Firoz, 37, were rescued and taken to a hospital, where they are reported to be stable and out of danger.
The arrested individuals, identified as Siraj, Tajuddin, and Furkan, were caught in village Sirohi in Faridabad. Police stated that the three men are residents of the Ajmeri Gate area in Old Delhi.
A case has been registered under section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the BNS. The collapse of the three-storey building prompted a joint rescue operation by the Delhi Police, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Delhi Fire Services, and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.