A building collapsed in Old Delhi’s bustling Chawri Bazar during the festive shopping season, leaving two people dead and others injured. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta confirmed that an FIR has been registered against the contractor and ordered the immediate suspension of a junior engineer and an assistant engineer from the municipal corporation. The Chief Minister stressed that ignoring safety and security while constructing structures proves fatal to human life, adding that any official overlooking negligence will not be spared. Rescuers faced severe operational challenges navigating the narrow bylanes of Old Delhi, forcing emergency teams to clear heavy debris by hand without heavy machinery. The tragedy comes roughly two months after a similar building collapse in Satyaniketan, raising questions over municipal oversight and accountability regarding unauthorised construction work across the national capital.
