Delhi Police has filed a 638-page chargesheet against six people, including the owners of a building and two paying guest (PG) operators, in connection with the September 6 Satya Niketan building collapse that killed seven people, including five students and two labourers, officials said on Thursday.
The remaining two accused, Sudhanshu Lavnish Kumar and Shubham Tyagi, were operating PG accommodations in the building, police said.
Police found that payments related to the property were transferred to her bank account. Five students and two labourers were killed, while several others were injured in the incident. He was subsequently remanded in police custody for questioning about the PG accommodations, its lease arrangements and the construction work being carried out at the property.
Police have examined 87 witnesses in the case and invoked charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rash and negligent acts endangering human life and negligence during repair or construction works, among other offences, according to the chargesheet. Tyagi, who was absconding after the incident, surrendered before Patiala House Court on September 11.
Hariram Gupta was the caretaker and a direct beneficiary of the building, while his wife Urmila Gupta is the registered owner, according to the investigation. The remaining two accused, Sudhanshu Lavnish Kumar and Shubham Tyagi, were operating PG accommodations in the building, police said.
