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Delhi Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail in Satya Niketan Collapse Case
A building in Satya Niketan, Delhi, collapsed and seven people died.
Police accuse several people of being connected to the building and a paying guest business there.
Shubham Tyagi asked the court for protection from arrest.
The court refused that request for now.
Judges noted that Tyagi had a rent agreement for two floors that he had not mentioned in his application.
The court said this agreement appeared connected to another agreement signed by co-accused Sudhanshu.
A student also said both men collected rent and told students that renovation was happening.
Investigators want to question Tyagi further about the business, money, and construction work.
A Delhi court rejected Shubham Tyagi’s anticipatory bail plea in the Satya Niketan building collapse case.
Seven people died when the five-storey building collapsed on September 6.
The court said Tyagi’s undisclosed rent agreement suggested a joint PG venture with co-accused Sudhanshu.
An injured student alleged both accused collected rent and dismissed complaints about construction and renovation work.
The court said custodial interrogation was needed to investigate the PG’s finances and the accused’s knowledge of structural work.
- Who
- Shubham Tyagi, co-accused Sudhanshu, the building owners and investigators are involved; seven people died.
- What
- A Delhi court dismissed Tyagi’s plea for anticipatory bail in the Satya Niketan building collapse case.
- Where
- Satya Niketan, New Delhi, Delhi.
- When
- The building collapsed on September 6; the court’s decision was reported on September 11.
- Why
- The court cited the deaths, the allegedly suppressed rent agreement, evidence suggesting a joint PG venture, and the need for further investigation and custodial interrogation.
Prosecution and Court Findings
Defense Claims
Tyagi’s role in the PG business
Prosecution and Court Findings
The court noted Tyagi’s rent agreement for the second and third floors, the matching agreement with Sudhanshu, and evidence suggesting a joint venture.
Defense Claims
Tyagi said he was only a friend who invested money in Sudhanshu’s PG business and had no ownership, title or control over the building.
Disclosure of documents
Prosecution and Court Findings
The investigating agency produced Tyagi’s rent agreement during arguments, and the court said its omission from his plea concealed a material document.
Defense Claims
Tyagi relied on another rent agreement involving Sudhanshu and argued that the FIR did not name him or attribute a specific act to him.
Need for arrest and further questioning
Prosecution and Court Findings
The court said custodial interrogation was needed to confront Tyagi with Sudhanshu, trace the PG’s money trail and examine their knowledge of structural work.
Defense Claims
The defense sought anticipatory bail, maintaining that Tyagi was not the owner or person controlling the building’s structure.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Seven people died in the collapse.
- Accused seeking bail
- Shubham Tyagi, who was allegedly co-running a paying guest facility.
- PG business
- The premises were reportedly operated under the name “Hostel Daze”.
- Rent agreements
- Tyagi and Sudhanshu had agreements for different floors, executed minutes apart on identical terms.
- Student’s rent
- Injured student Nitish Chib said he paid Rs 14,500 per month.
- Investigation status
- The investigation was described as being at an initial stage.
- Other custody orders
- Owner Hariram and Urmila were sent to judicial custody, while their son Mahesh was remanded in police custody.
Sources
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