The collapse of a PG hostel in Delhi’s Satya Niketan is a grim tale of alleged greed, with the owners accused of adding floors to a decades-old building despite knowing that its foundation was too weak to bear the additional load.
FIR No. The sections relate to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, negligence in the demolition, repair or construction of buildings, and acts endangering the life or personal safety of others. Gupta is reportedly a retired Sergeant of the Indian Air Force.
153/2026 was registered at the South Campus Police Station on Sunday night. Police have invoked Sections 105, 290 and 125(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The Delhi Police have arrested 81-year-old Hariram Gupta, along with his wife and son, in connection with the case.
The Gupta family recently had it repaired and turned it into a paying-guest facility to leverage the area’s proximity to Delhi University. The identity of the seventh victim has not yet been established. The building was 50 years old. A 75-year-old labourer, Surinder Singh, also died. Seven died and 5 were injured in the building collapse
Three of the injured are reported to be in critical condition. Five people injured in the collapse-Asgar Ali, 30; Neeraj Bawan, 19; Aditya Kumar, 19; Nitish Chib, 19; and Mohammad Ayan, 18-are undergoing treatment at the AIIMS Trauma Centre and Safdarjung Hospital.
