Saket building collapse: Rescue operation in final stage; FIR lodged, owner at large

NEW DELHI: (Jun 1) Rescue and debris-clearance operations at the Saket building collapse site were in their final stage on Monday, with emergency teams still deployed as a precautionary measure, officials said.

A Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official said teams would remain deployed at the site until “every single inch” of the area is cleared to ensure that no person remains trapped under the rubble.

Police have registered an FIR under sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 290 (negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings etc) and 125(a) (act, endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the owner of the building.

Source: PTI News

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