Satya Niketan Building Collapse: Accused Sent to Judicial Custody, MCD Engineers Suspended
A Delhi court sent two accused to judicial custody as the death toll reached seven, while the Municipal Corporation of Delhi suspended three more engineers over negligence.
Quick Look
- A Delhi court sent two accused to 12 days of judicial custody following a building collapse in Satya Niketan that killed seven people.
- Meanwhile, the MCD suspended three more engineers over unauthorized construction lapses.
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Why It Matters
A building in Satya Niketan collapsed on September 6 during repair and extension work, resulting in seven deaths.
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Sunday sent Sudhanshu and Shubham, accused in the Satya Niketan building collapse case, to 12 days of judicial custody, in which seven people, were killed.
The two accused were produced before the Patiala House Court after being taken for a medical examination earlier in the day. They had been in police custody for the past two days. The building in Satya Niketan, near Delhi University's South Campus, collapsed on September 6 while repair and extension work was underway.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday suspended an assistant engineer and two junior engineers of its building department over alleged dereliction of duty and negligence in taking action against unauthorised construction.
The action came days after the civic body suspended South Zone deputy commissioner Rakesh Kumar and four engineers pending disciplinary proceedings following the building collapse.
According to an MCD statement, those suspended on Thursday were Ravinder Kumar, an assistant engineer posted in the South West Zone, formerly Najafgarh Zone, and junior engineers Suman Saurabh and Mohit Yadav of the same zone.
The civic body has alleged lapses in the officials' handling of unauthorised construction in the area. The Satya Niketan building collapse had prompted scrutiny of the role of civic officials and the action taken against alleged unauthorised construction before the incident.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Judicial proceedings and disciplinary actions will continue.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What specific unauthorized modifications were made to the building?
- Will further arrests be made in connection with the collapse?