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Satya Niketan Building Collapse: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Monday suspended South Zone Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kumar and four engineers pending disciplinary proceedings, after a building in south Delhi's Satya Niketan collapsed, killing seven and injuring several others. The suspended officials include Superintending Engineer Ranvir Singh, Executive Engineer (Building) Lalit Kumar Goel, Assistant Engineer (Building) Sunil Chauhan and Junior Engineer (Building) Ashish Kumar of the South Zone.

The action comes after a decades-old five-storey building housing a boys' hostel collapsed in Satya Niketan on Sunday. The suspension orders were issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi Vigilance Department on the directions of the civic body's commissioner under the DMC Services (Control and Appeal) Regulations, 1959. The officials have been placed under suspension with immediate effect under Regulation 5(2), the orders said. They will be entitled to subsistence allowance as admissible under the rules. The suspension orders were signed by Deputy Law Officer (Vigilance) Nand Kishore.

  1. 02:26 PM, 07 Sep 2026

    CM oversees rescue operations on day 2, warns of sealing action

    Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday arrived in Satya Niketan to oversee the second day of search-and-rescue operations. So far, 12 people have been pulled out of the debris, seven of whom have died.

    The chief minister has ordered the sealing of all buildings in the city which have five floors. "Strict action will be taken against MCD officials found responsible. Instructions have been issued to immediately seal buildings in Delhi having a fifth floor," she said in a statement.

    Gupta said water accumulation in the basement of the Satya Niketan building led to the collapse. "Approximately 80 per cent of the debris has been cleared, with only the basement debris remaining. Water had accumulated in the basement, and the combination of this with ongoing repair work on the old structure led to the collapse," she said.

  2. 02:14 PM, 07 Sep 2026

    Satya Niketan Building Collapse: MCD Officials Suspended

    The five officials who have been suspended include:

    - South Zone Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kumar

    - Superintending Engineer Ranvir Singh

    - Executive Engineer (Building) Lalit Kumar Goel

    - Assistant Engineer (Building) Sunil Chauhan

    - Junior Engineer (Building) Ashish Kumar of the South Zone

  3. 02:13 PM, 07 Sep 2026

    Delhi Building Collapse: Owner Arrested From Bhiwadi

    The alleged owner of the building, Hariram, has been apprehended in Bhiwadi. Further examination is ongoing: Delhi Police