Delhi building collapse kills six, owner and three contractors arrested

A building collapse in Old Delhi’s Chawri Bazaar area killed six people, and police arrested the building’s owner and three contractors in connection with the incident, officials said Saturday. The three-storey structure was under construction when it fell on Thursday morning in Gali Sheesh Mahal, near Ajmeri Gate.

Police identified the dead as Sanjeet Kumar, Kishori Sah, Pankaj Sharma, Vipin Ram, Shantu and Dinesh Sah. Police accounts reported that five were from Bihar and Vipin Ram lived in Delhi. One report gave a different account of the victims’ origins, saying all six hailed from Bihar.

The owner, Saimullah alias Ayub, and contractors Siraj, Tajuddin and Furkan were arrested. Police registered a case under Sections 105, 290, 125a and 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The reported provisions include culpable homicide not amounting to murder and negligent construction. The arrests are in connection with the collapse; the reports do not establish the outcome of the investigation.

Rescue teams recovered the bodies as they cleared debris. A report on Saturday said one person remained trapped and two injured people were stable. Another report said rescue operations were...