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Seelampur Building Collapse Kills Six; Rescue Crews Continue Search

Officials blame heavy monsoon rains for weakening the aging structure, prompting a negligence investigation

Seven people are admitted to Jag Pravesh Chandra (JPC) hospital, while the 14-month-old child was taken to Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital (ANI)
A fireman stands amid debris during a rescue operation after a four-story building collapsed in the Welcome area of New Delhi on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
The site of the collapse in Azad Market in New Delhi on Friday. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)
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Overview

  • Rescue operations at the Seelampur site have extricated several survivors and recovered six bodies, with at least eight people hospitalized.
  • Delhi Police registered cases under Sections 106(1) and 290 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and a magisterial probe is expected into potential negligence.
  • The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation had flagged the four-storey residential block as unsafe and issued evacuation notices on June 12 ahead of nearby Phase-IV tunnelling work.
  • DMRC paid ₹5 lakh in ex-gratia to the next of kin of the man killed in Friday’s Sadar Bazaar collapse within the same tunnelling influence zone.
  • Monsoon rains and age-related structural weaknesses are cited as key factors in the collapse, prompting targeted surveys of neighbouring dilapidated buildings.