Updated January 26th, 2020 at 19:22 IST
Bhajanpura building collapse: Owner held by police
Police have arrested the owner of an under-construction building in northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura that collapsed on Saturday, killing four students and his brother, officials said on Sunday.
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Police have arrested the owner of an under-construction building in northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura that collapsed on Saturday, killing four students and his brother, officials said on Sunday. The accused, Shankar Kashyap, was running a tuition centre in the building for the last three-four years.
Five persons, including four minor students, were killed after two floors of the under-construction building housing the tuition centre collapsed. Umesh Kashyap, the brother of the building owner, was also among the victims.
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Around 30 students, all minors, were attending classes at the coaching centre when the two upper floors of the four-storey building collapsed, trapping them under the debris, the officials said.
The fourth floor of the building was under construction and did not have a roof, they added.
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Published January 26th, 2020 at 19:22 IST