Muradnagar Roof Collapse: 3 including junior engineer arrested; death toll rises to 25

A day after the roof of a crematorium collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Muradnagar, in which 25 people have lost their lives and 17 got injured so far, the Ghaziabad police on Monday morning arrested 3 people, including a junior engineer and a supervisor, in connection with the case. The police have arrested an executive officer of municipality Niharika Singh, junior engineer Chandrapal and supervisor Ashish. 

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Reacting to roof collapse incident in Ghaziabad, a host of national leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ramnath Kovind conveyed their condolences on the incident. Apart from this, UP CM Yogi Adityanath also directed the concerned officials to provide financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the dependents of the deceased in this accident.

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Ghaziabad Roof Collapse Leaves 25 Dead

As many as 25 people have lost their lives as an under-construction roof collapsed on Sunday at a cremation ground in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad due to rain. Rescue operations were initiated with police force and teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on the spot. The Chief Minister has sought a report from the district officials on the matter. 

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(With ANI inputs)