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5mo ago

Four Dead in Greater Noida House Collapse as Police Arrest Contractor

Police opened a culpable homicide case over suspected safety lapses at the site.

At the hospital, where all injured and the deceased were taken, a hospital administration official Ravi Solanki said on Thursday, “They were crushed to death. Zeeshan was admitted at 2.45 pm, and the other three were brought dead to the hospital.” (HT Photos)
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Overview

  • The third-floor slab of a three-storey under-construction house in Nagla Hukam Singh, Rabupura, gave way around midday Wednesday as workers removed shuttering from a newly cast roof.
  • Police confirmed four fatalities — Zeeshan, 22, Shakir, 38, Kamil, 20, and Nadeem, 25 — with several others injured.
  • A coordinated rescue by NDRF, SDRF, police and fire services lasted about 16 hours and concluded early Thursday at around 5am.
  • An FIR under BNS Section 105 was registered against owners Mahavir Singh, his son Gaurav and wife Rajbala, and contractor Manoj Maheshwari, 55, was arrested.
  • Investigators are probing structural weakness, non-compliance with safety standards and possible use of substandard materials, against the backdrop of airport land acquisition that officials say spurred rushed, unauthorized construction in the area.