Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Family, Friends Recall Anxious Night After DU Student Dies
Akshat Singh Yadav was a Delhi University student who died when a building collapsed in Satya Niketan.
His family could not reach him by phone after the collapse.
They waited anxiously through the night for news.
Around 3 to 3:30 in the morning, they learned that rescuers had found him.
His family went to the site and later to AIIMS Hospital.
His mother identified his body there.
Friends and other students said the college had told them Akshat was trapped.
His death shocked the student community.
Akshat Singh Yadav, a second-year PGDAV College student, died in the Satya Niketan building collapse.
His family said they repeatedly called him but could not connect overnight.
Relatives learned around 3 to 3:30 a.m. that Akshat had been found.
His mother identified his body at AIIMS Hospital, and his MLC number matched.
Students said the college administration informed them that Akshat was trapped in the collapsed PG.
- Who
- Akshat Singh Yadav, a second-year student at Delhi University’s PGDAV College, died; his family, friends and fellow students sought information about him.
- What
- A building housing a paying guest accommodation collapsed, killing Akshat Singh Yadav.
- When
- The collapse occurred on Monday; his family received information around 3 to 3:30 a.m. after an anxious night.
- Where
- The building was in Satya Niketan, New Delhi; Akshat’s body was taken to AIIMS Hospital.
- Why
- The articles do not establish why the building collapsed.
- Deceased
- Akshat Singh Yadav
- College
- Delhi University’s PGDAV College
- Year of study
- Second year
- Incident location
- Satya Niketan, New Delhi
- Accommodation
- A paying guest facility where Akshat had stayed for about a year
- Recovery information
- The family learned around 3 to 3:30 a.m. that he had been found
- Identification
- His mother identified his body at AIIMS Hospital, and his MLC number matched