A five‑storey hostel in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan collapsed on Sunday, prompting arrests of the leaseholder, contractor and the building’s owners. Police allege illegal floor additions and ongoing repair work weakened the structure, leading to the tragedy.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi began dismantling Building 13 in Satya Niketan on Tuesday, following a five‑storey hostel collapse on Sunday that killed seven people, including five Delhi University students. Authorities have ordered the evacuation and staged demolition of several nearby dilapidated structures as residents and students relocate.
Police arrested Sudhanshu, the manager of the Hostel Daze chain, after a five‑storey PG in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan collapsed, killing seven people. The arrest follows earlier detentions of the building’s owners and other officials as investigations probe safety lapses and contractual exemptions.
After the fatal collapse of a student hostel in Delhi’s Satya Niketan, Haryana authorities have stepped up enforcement against illegal paying‑guest (PG) accommodations in Gurgaon, sealing dozens of premises and urging stricter action. A recent HSVP survey identified 453 PGs and guesthouses in residential zones, prompting multiple sealing drives and a review by the Haryana Human Rights Commission.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta announced a Rs 5 lakh relief for those injured in the Satya Niketan PG collapse and confirmed that the dangerous adjacent building will be razed.
The report noted that construction-related work was being undertaken in or around the basement and that there were reports of waterlogging in the basement immediately before the latest collapse.
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Following the fatal Satya Niketan building collapse, the Cockroach Janata Party has placed seven demands before the government, including a PG mafia probe and Rs 1 crore compensation.
The family of 19-year-old Arpit, who was killed in the Satya Niketan PG building collapse.
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According to Delhi Police, five people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals, while the death toll from the collapse rose to seven. Three of the five survivors are in critical condition, officials said.
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MCD’s annual survey found only 27 buildings unsafe despite covering nearly 30 lakh properties.
The building, used as a PG accommodation for students, was around 40 to 50 years old and had a basement and five upper floors, Delhi Police said. Renovation work was allegedly being carried out on the ground floor when the structure collapsed. Earlier, police had said repair work was underway in the basement.
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Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan also expressed sorrow over the incident and offered condolences to the families of those who lost their lives.
