Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Delhi Building Collapse Prompts CPI Call for Compensation, Safety Audits
A five-storey building in Delhi that housed students collapsed on Sunday.
It was being used as a boys’ hostel and paying guest accommodation.
Three students were reported dead, and other people may have been trapped.
Repair work was happening in the basement when the building fell.
Local residents said rainwater collected in the basement may have weakened the foundation.
Communist Party of India leader D Raja blamed alleged government negligence and corruption.
He asked the government to compensate victims and their families.
He also called for safety checks of hostels and paying guest homes.
He said students need safer and more affordable housing.
A five-storey building used as a boys’ hostel and PG accommodation collapsed in Satya Niketan near Delhi University’s South Campus.
Three students were reported dead, while many others were feared trapped under the debris.
CPI general secretary D Raja blamed alleged government negligence, incompetence and corruption for the collapse.
Raja demanded substantial compensation, accountability and a time-bound safety audit of PGs, hostels and student housing.
Locals said basement repair work and accumulated rainwater may have weakened the building’s foundation; authorities did not provide a figure for those trapped.
- Who
- Three students were reported dead, while other residents may have been trapped; CPI general secretary D Raja called for compensation and safety audits.
- What
- A five-storey building used for student housing collapsed, prompting demands for compensation, accountability and safety inspections.
- When
- Sunday, September 6, at about 1:30 p.m.
- Where
- Satya Niketan, near Delhi University’s South Campus in Delhi.
- Why
- Local residents said basement repair work and rainwater accumulation may have weakened the foundation; D Raja attributed the disaster to alleged government negligence, incompetence and corruption.
CPI’s Allegations and Demands
Reported Local and Authority Accounts
Responsibility for the collapse
CPI’s Allegations and Demands
D Raja blamed alleged government negligence, incompetence and corruption, and demanded that responsibility be fixed.
Reported Local and Authority Accounts
Local residents linked the collapse to basement repair work and water accumulation after days of rain; the report does not provide an official determination of the cause.
Number of people trapped
CPI’s Allegations and Demands
Raja expressed solidarity with people killed, injured and trapped under the debris, without giving a number.
Reported Local and Authority Accounts
Locals estimated that 30 to 50 people may have been inside, while authorities provided no figure for those trapped.
Student housing policy
CPI’s Allegations and Demands
Raja said inadequate university hostel facilities force students into expensive, unsafe PGs and called for hostels in every Delhi University college and affordable public housing.
Reported Local and Authority Accounts
The reported building was being used as PG accommodation, but the article provides no response from Delhi University or government authorities to Raja’s housing demands.
- Location
- Satya Niketan, near Delhi University’s South Campus, Delhi
- Building
- Around 50-year-old, five-storey structure used as a boys’ hostel and PG accommodation
- Reported deaths
- Three students
- Collapse time
- Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 6
- CPI demand
- Substantial compensation for victims and their families
- Safety proposal
- A time-bound audit of PGs, hostels and student accommodations
- Local account
- Basement repair work and water accumulated after days of rain may have weakened the foundation