Building collapse in Daryaganj kills three labourers

According to police officers present at the site, the deceased are Mohammed Jubbair Alam, 24; Gulsagar, 30; and Mohammed Tofiq, 32 — all from Bihar. They were working at the site when a portion of the structure caved in, and they got trapped under the debris. When the injured were taken to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP), they were declared dead, officers said.

Police and other workers at the site said no other workers were injured in the incident.

Nidhin Valsan, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), central, said the building is privately owned. “The reconstruction was being done by a contractor. We are registering an FIR. No arrests have been made yet,” he said.

“We are registering an FIR based on allegations of negligence involved in repairing buildings and negligence leading to death. The contractor has been identified and will be held,” another officer said.