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Two Dead, Several Trapped in Mohali Building Collapse

Rescue operations continue in Punjab's Mohali after a four-storey building collapsed, with authorities investigating unapproved excavation as the cause.

Overview

  • A four-storey building in Sohana village, Mohali, collapsed on Saturday evening, killing two people and leaving several others trapped under the rubble.
  • The victims include a 20-year-old woman from Himachal Pradesh and a man from Haryana, with rescue teams working to locate other missing individuals.
  • Authorities have attributed the collapse to unapproved excavation on an adjacent plot, which caused the land to sink and destabilize the structure.
  • The Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and local agencies have been conducting a multi-agency rescue operation since the incident occurred.
  • The building owners, Parwinder Singh and Gagandeep Singh, have been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has vowed action against those responsible.