Overview
- An old apartment’s balcony fell onto a neighboring asbestos-roofed house at Mani Sahu Chhak in Buxi Bazar, killing Abdul Jalil, Abdul Zaheed, and five-year-old Abdul Mujahid from the same family.
- Fire Service teams rescued all six occupants and rushed them to SCB Medical College and Hospital, where three were declared dead and three remain under treatment.
- Cuttack District Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde set up a four-member CMC-led committee to probe alleged planning-permission violations and prior unsafe-building notices, with findings due in 24 hours.
- Police said legal proceedings are underway to determine the cause of the collapse and pledged action against anyone found responsible.
- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced Rs 4 lakh for each bereaved family from the CMRF, the CMC offered Rs 10,000 in immediate assistance, and officials signaled upcoming steps to vacate or demolish unsafe buildings under Supreme Court guidelines.