Archive · 31 Aug 2026
FIR Filed After Prayagraj Temple Wall Collapses During Excavation
A building or temple wall collapsed at the Swaminarayan Temple complex in Prayagraj.
The collapse happened on Friday night.
Officials said nobody was inside, so no one was hurt or killed.
Police filed a case against three people connected with a nearby hotel project.
The project had approval for nine floors and two basements.
Workers had started digging for the first basement.
Police said rainwater collected in the pit and may have weakened the nearby temple wall.
The case alleges that required construction standards were not followed.
A three-storey structure within the Swaminarayan Temple complex in Prayagraj collapsed on Friday night.
Police said nobody was inside, and no injuries or deaths were reported.
The George Town police station filed an FIR against Shivam Chauhan, Pratap Chauhan and Namrata Chauhan.
The FIR alleges negligent basement excavation for a proposed nine-floor hotel caused an adjacent temple wall to collapse.
Charges were filed under Sections 290 and 324(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 26 of the Urban Planning and Development Act.
- Who
- Police named Shivam Chauhan, Pratap Chauhan and Namrata Chauhan in the FIR, following a complaint by Prayagraj Development Authority Zonal Officer Devendra Kumar Mishra.
- What
- A three-storey structure within the Swaminarayan Temple complex collapsed; the FIR alleges that basement excavation for a nearby hotel caused an adjacent temple wall to collapse.
- When
- The collapse occurred on Friday night; the FIR was registered on Saturday, with officials commenting on the incident on Sunday.
- Where
- The incident occurred within the Swaminarayan Temple complex in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, near a hotel construction site.
- Why
- Police allege that excavation for the hotel's first basement failed to follow prescribed standards, while accumulated rainwater entered the pit and contributed to the wall's collapse.
- Location
- Swaminarayan Temple complex, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
- Incident
- Collapse of a three-storey structure and, according to the FIR, an adjacent temple wall
- Casualties
- No injuries or fatalities reported
- Accused
- Shivam Chauhan, Pratap Chauhan and Namrata Chauhan
- Hotel plan
- Approval for nine floors and two basements
- Construction stage
- Excavation for the first basement had begun
- Police station
- George Town police station
- Legal sections
- Sections 290 and 324(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 26 of the Urban Planning and Development Act