Overview
- Sub-inspector Virendra Mishra, 58, died when the roof of the ACP office in Ghaziabad's Ankur Vihar collapsed during heavy rainfall and strong winds on May 25.
- A second fatality occurred in Tronica City when the roof of a rented house collapsed, injuring a man who later succumbed to his injuries.
- The ACP office building, previously a police chowki, had structural vulnerabilities; an FIR has been filed against the contractors responsible for its construction.
- Severe pre-monsoon storms, driven by western disturbances and the 'Kalbaisakhi' phenomenon, caused widespread damage in Delhi-NCR, disrupting flights and uprooting trees.
- Authorities have launched investigations into the incidents, with legal proceedings against those accountable for the structural failures already initiated.