Delhi Building Collapse Prompts Inquiry and Contractor FIR

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered an inquiry into the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Chawri Bazar, and said the Municipal Corporation had suspended two engineers and registered a first information report against the contractor. Two people died in the collapse, while reports on the injured and rescued differed as rescue operations continued on November 5, 2026. Gupta visited the site with senior officials and said the inquiry would establish the cause. The building, described as a ground-floor structure with two additional floors, collapsed in Gali Sitara near Chawri Bazar Metro station. Police and fire-service accounts placed the collapse at about 9:50 a.m. The Delhi Fire Services recovered two bodies from the debris. Gupta said one injured person had been rescued, while another report said four injured people were taken to hospital by local residents before fire crews arrived. Police said the identities of the dead had not yet been established and that more people might be trapped. The casualty figures were preliminary as search and rescue work continued. Gupta said the Municipal Corporation had suspended the junior engineer and assistant...