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Dilapidated Balcony Collapse Kills Two Street Vendors in Ghaziabad

Investigators have determined the balcony was structurally unsound, with legal proceedings under way despite absence of formal complaints from the victims’ families.

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The police said that they received information soon after the incident, and a team was rushed to the spot. (Archives)

Overview

  • The balcony projection from a third-floor flat in Shalimar Garden’s DLF Colony collapsed around 10:30 p.m. on June 18.
  • Mohammad Saleem (60) died at the scene and Mohammad Ayyub (60) succumbed to injuries the following morning.
  • Police deemed the structure dilapidated and have launched an investigation following autopsies.
  • Authorities have not received any formal complaints or registered an FIR since the victims’ families have not come forward.
  • The building owner lives outside Ghaziabad and leases the flats, and officials had earlier ordered residents to clear balcony parapets after a similar Pune collapse.