A building collapse in Chawri Bazar, Delhi, led to the deaths of two labourers, Kishori Sah and Sanjeet.
“The contractors knew that such an incident could happen, but they didn’t pay any heed,” an officer said, adding that no safety equipment was given to workers. The officer also said that though the contractors were not physically present at the site when the incident occurred Thursday morning, they were aware of the collapse through telephone calls. Siraj and Tajuddin are residents of Gali Sitara in the Ajmeri Gate area, while Furkan lives in Gali Nal Wali in Ajmeri Gate’s Shahganj Chowk, according to police. Police sources told TOI that the construction of the four-storey residential building had been under way for the past four to five months. The rescue operation is still on, but nobody was found Friday, said sources.
NEW DELHI: A day after a building collapse in central Delhi’s Chawri Bazar claimed two lives, police apprehended three contractors from Sirohi village in Faridabad district Friday. They were arrested later. Siraj, Tajuddin and Furkan were arrested in a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in connection with the collapse. They allegedly fled after switching off their mobile phones. “We suspect that the construction was not carried out properly. They were adding more floors, but the foundation may not have been strong enough to bear the additional load, leading to the collapse,” they added.