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Saket building owner warned months before collapse that killed six
A big building in Delhi fell down all at once, like a house of cards.
This happened on May 30 in a place called Saket.
Six people died and eight people got hurt.
The building had four floors, and workers were adding two more floors on top.
The police say the owner did not follow the rules and used weak materials.
They also say the building was already not strong enough.
A woman named Parvati, who ran a small food shop near the building, was one of the people who died.
Her husband says he warned the owner three months earlier that the building could fall.
The owner was arrested and the police wrote a big report about what happened.
Two city officials were suspended, but the police say they will write another report about the government's role.
Six people died and eight were injured when a four-storey building collapsed in Saket, South Delhi, on May 30.
Owner Karamvir Sejwal (71) was arrested two days after the incident and is named in a 300-page chargesheet.
The chargesheet alleges two additional floors were built illegally with substandard material and no structural assessment.
Parvati's husband, Jai Raj Ojha, said he warned the owner three months before the collapse that the building might crumble.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi suspended two junior officials, though they are not named in the chargesheet; a supplementary chargesheet is expected.
- Who
- Building owner Karamvir Sejwal, contractors Manish Khatri and Avinash, and six victims including canteen owner Parvati.
- What
- A four-storey building collapsed during allegedly illegal construction of two additional floors, killing six and injuring eight.
- Where
- Said-ul-Ajaib village near Saket Metro Station, South Delhi.
- When
- May 30.
- Why
- The chargesheet alleges the owner and contractors flouted building norms, used substandard material on an already weak structure, and skipped a structural stability assessment.
Key facts
- Incident
- Building collapse
- Location
- Said-ul-Ajaib village, Saket, South Delhi
- Date
- May 30
- Deaths
- 6
- Injured
- 8
- Building owner
- Karamvir Sejwal (71), arrested
- Contract amount
- Rs 1.8 crore for two additional floors
- Chargesheet
- 300 pages, 15 recorded testimonies
Quotes
Police officer
Officer from Delhi Police
“The accused knew that they were flouting norms and were using substandard material in an already weak structure.”
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