Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Police Say Satya Niketan Owners Used Unqualified Workers Before Collapse
A building in Satya Niketan, Delhi, collapsed and seven people died.
Police investigated what happened.
They told the Delhi High Court that the owners had not hired qualified people for structural changes.
Police also said the operators of Hostel Daze did not take proper safety precautions.
Construction and other structural work had been happening in the building.
A Delhi University law student filed a public-interest case about the safety of student housing.
He wants private hostels and paying guest homes in the area to receive safety checks.
The police shared their findings in a report filed with the court on September 21.
Delhi Police told the Delhi High Court that building owners did not engage qualified persons for structural changes.
The building collapsed at Satya Niketan in Southwest Delhi, killing seven people.
Police said Hostel Daze operators failed to take appropriate precautions during construction and structural work.
The findings were included in a status report filed on September 21.
The report responded to a PIL seeking safety audits of private paying guest facilities and hostels in Satya Niketan.
- Who
- The building owners, Hostel Daze operators, Delhi Police, the Delhi High Court, and petitioner Aniket Kumar Gupta.
- What
- Police reported that unqualified persons were used for structural changes and that Hostel Daze operators failed to take appropriate precautions.
- When
- The police filed their status report on September 21; the collapse occurred before that report, but the articles do not provide its date.
- Where
- Satya Niketan in Southwest Delhi.
- Why
- The report was filed in response to a PIL seeking immediate safety audits of private paying guest and hostel accommodations in Satya Niketan.
- Deaths
- Seven people were killed in the building collapse.
- Location
- Satya Niketan, Southwest Delhi
- Police finding
- Owners allegedly did not engage qualified persons for structural changes.
- Hostel facility
- Hostel Daze was operated as a paying guest facility in the building.
- Safety finding
- Police said Hostel Daze operators failed to take appropriate precautions during construction and structural work.
- Court filing
- Delhi Police filed a status report on September 21.
- PIL request
- Aniket Kumar Gupta sought immediate safety audits of private paying guest and hostel accommodations.