Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Teen Dies After Mangaluru Venue Wall Collapse; Police File Case
A wall collapsed at a gathering in Mangaluru, India.
The event was being held for student office-bearers.
Several students fell from an upper floor when people leaned against a corridor balcony wall.
A 16-year-old student named Mohammed Shamaj was badly hurt.
He later died in hospital.
Four other injured students are still receiving treatment.
Police have opened a criminal case against the organisers and the building owner.
They are investigating whether safety problems, a weak structure or overcrowding caused the collapse.
Sixteen-year-old Mohammed Shamaj died after being critically injured in a wall collapse at a Mangaluru venue.
The collapse occurred during an oath-taking ceremony for Young Democrats student office-bearers.
Four other students remain hospitalized, while police said their condition was stable.
Mangaluru South Police registered a criminal case against event organisers and the building owner.
The investigation is examining possible safety violations, structural failure and overcrowding.
- Who
- Mohammed Shamaj, 16, died; four other students were injured; police named event organisers, including Dinaker Shetty, and the venue owners in the investigation.
- What
- A corridor balcony wall collapsed, causing students to fall and leading to one death and several injuries.
- When
- The collapse occurred on Saturday, and Mohammed Shamaj died early Sunday.
- Where
- Rama Laxminarayana Convention Hall in Mangaluru.
- Why
- Police are investigating possible safety violations, structural failure and overcrowding after a complaint from the deceased’s father.
- Deceased
- Mohammed Shamaj, 16
- Venue
- Rama Laxminarayana Convention Hall, Mangaluru
- Event
- Oath-taking ceremony for Young Democrats student office-bearers
- Other injured
- Mohammed Shanan Ahmed, Haneef, Dawood Farsin Ahmed and Mohammed Shakeel Hussain
- Police station
- Mangaluru South Police
- Case number
- Crime No. 197/2026
- Legal provisions
- Sections 106(1), 125(a), 125(b) and 290 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita