CM orders magisterial probe, FIR against building owner over Satya Niketan PG collapse
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Amit Goel said an FIR has been registered against building owner Hariram and others.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the collapse of the Satya Niketan PG building and issued an FIR against the building owner, Hariram, following an on-site review. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Amit Goel confirmed that an FIR has been registered against Hariram and others at the South Campus police station, under Sections 105, 290, and 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The building was a PG, and renovation work on the ground floor is suspected to have led to the collapse. Ten people have been rescued, four declared dead, and one succumbed to injuries during treatment. Rescue operations are ongoing, involving multiple agencies including the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, National Disaster Response Force, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Police, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Centralised Accident and Trauma Services, and Civil Defence.
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