India News | Delhi: Probe Launched in Paharganj Wall Collapse Deaths

New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) The Delhi Police has registered an FIR and launched a probe in the death of three men in a wall collapse incident in the city's Paharganj area, a source said on Sunday.

"We have registered an FIR of negligence and multiple teams are probing the matter," the source said.

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The incident happened Saturday evening at an under-construction building on Arakshan Road. A fourth was injured in the collapse.

In all, four people died in two separate incidents on Saturday in the national capital in accidents caused by high wind and rain.

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The source said police will send a letter to the MCD to know more about the building structure, and also if the builder had permission to build a basement, where the wall collapsed.

According to the police, the incident occurred when Prabhu, a contractor, was engaged in the construction work in the basement along with workers Niranjan and Roshan.

Prabhu, 65, Niranjan, 40, and Roshan, 35, died in the incident, while 35-year-old Chuttan is undergoing treatment.

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