Delhi: Three contractors arrested in connection with Chawri Bazar building collapse

The Delhi Police have arrested three contractors in connection with the collapse of a building under construction in Old Delhi’s crowded Chawri Bazar area that killed two persons, the Hindustan Times reported on Friday.

At least five persons are still feared trapped under the debris, ANI quoted Sub-Divisional Magistrate Manoj Kumar as saying on Friday morning.

The three men were arrested from Sirohi village in Faridabad’s Dauj tehsil, the police were quoted as saying.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Rohit Rajbir Singh identified the accused as Siraj, Tajuddin and Furkan.

They have been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, the newspaper reported.

On Thursday, the Hindustan Times reported that the Delhi Police had flagged unauthorised construction at the property five months earlier. In a letter to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the police had sought action against the construction.

The municipal corporation acknowledged receiving the communication in a statement on Thursday.

It said that in April, it had warned the owner of the three-storey building to undertake repairs to ensure structural safety.

However, the municipal corporation alleged that the owner had used its advisory for repairs as a cover to clandestinely construct an entirely new building, the newspaper reported.

On Thursday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the municipal corporation had suspended a junior engineer and an assistant engineer.

This came two months after seven persons were killed...

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