New Delhi: Four days after the building collapse in Satya Niketan, Shubham Tyagi, the absconding co-operator of a PG facility that used to run out of four of its floors, told a city court Wednesday that he was being falsely implicated in the case.
Additional sessions judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler heard submissions from Tyagi’s counsel and the public prosecutor before reserving the order on his anticipatory bail plea. Tyagi’s counsel submitted that the construction allegedly responsible for the collapse was taking place in a different part of the building. The counsel also questioned whether any Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials were arrested despite allegations of illegal construction, and pointed to several dilapidated buildings in the area. Opposing Tyagi’s bail plea, the prosecution submitted that his arrest was necessary for effective investigation. Delhi Police has sought to arrest him for interrogation in connection with the tragedy that left seven people dead. The defence contended that all relevant evidence had already been collected and the building owners, their son, the contractor and PG co-operator Shudhanshu Lovneesh had been arrested. Police are looking for operators of other PG facilities that used to run out of the building as well as labour contractors to ascertain their roles in the tragedy.