{
  "id": 5986926,
  "title": "Delhi University Students’ Union campaigner recalls pulling students from Satya Niketan building collapse rubble",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/delhi-university-students-union-campaigner-recalls-pulling-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T13:34:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-university-campaigner-recalls-pulling-students-from-satya-niketan-building-collapse-rubble/article71435295.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Krishna Bhardwaj, a first responder from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh who was campaigning for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections in Delhi, was among those who swiftly rushed to the scene after the Satya Niketan building collapsed on September 6, 2026. Bhardwaj claimed that he and approximately 25-30 of his team members began extracting students from the debris even before police and fire personnel arrived at the site. \"We were among the first to reach the spot. There were no police or fire personnel present when we started the rescue,\" he stated, adding that his team managed to save four people from the rubble on their own. One rescue that has left a lasting impression on Bhardwaj involved a student who, while being pulled from the debris, held onto Bhardwaj's hand and pleaded, \"Bhaiya, please mujhe bacha lo\" (Brother, please save me). Despite Bhardwaj's reassurance that the student would be okay, it was later discovered that the boy had tragically passed away. \"I later found out he was the one who died,\" Bhardwaj said, his voice heavy with emotion. The first responder sustained an injury during the rescue operation when a stone struck his foot while he was attempting to remove a body from the debris. He was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment. Bhardwaj recounted another instance where a student survived after a table fell on top of him, shielding him from the collapsing structure. Upon discovering a book next to the student, Bhardwaj was able to administer CPR, which proved crucial in saving the student's life. He informed that seven students were transported to the hospital, but the exact number of injured and fatalities was still under assessment. Bhardwaj also accused many buildings in the area of being unauthorized and operating without proper licenses, putting students living in unsafe conditions at risk.",
  "summary": "Krishna Bhardwaj, who was among the first to reach the site, said he pulled several students from the debris before rescuers arrived; one boy who pleaded with him to save him was later found to have died",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "'Eat stale food, sleep on floor': Abhijeet Dipke flags poor conditions for Adivasi students",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/eat-stale-food-sleep-on-floor-abhijeet-dipke-flags-poor-conditions",
        "published": "2026-09-06T09:18:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}