New Delhi: Two separate building collapse incidents in Maharashtra’s Mumbai killed at the very least 13, including eight youngsters.
On Thursday night, a home crash at Dahisar, a western suburb of Mumbai, led to the demise of a person. One particular person died after three homes in a chawl crashed, PTI reported. The incident occurred at Lokhandi Chawl in Shivaji Nagar space of Dahisar east round 6.35 pm, officers mentioned.
Earlier on Wednesday night time, eight youngsters and three adults have been killed and 7 others injured after a three-storey residential building collapsed on one other construction in Malwani space of Mumbai. Another physique was discovered later throughout the rescue and search operation on Thursday. In the Malad building collapse, among the many 12 killed, 9 members belonged to the identical household. The building collapsed on one other on the New Collector Compound on Abdul Hamid Road within the Malwani space of suburban Malad, the officers mentioned.
Mumbai witnessed incessant rains throughout the onset of the monsoon on Wednesday.
The Malad building was constructed illegally and had suffered harm in cyclone Tauktae, which handed near the Mumbai coast final month, police was quoted as saying by PTI. The contractor has been arrested on culpable murder cost, police added.
The deceased have been recognized as – Sahil Sarfaraz Sayyed (9), Arifa Sheikh (9), Shafiq Md Saleem Siddiqui (45), Tausif Shafiq Siddiqui (15), Aalisha Shafiq Siddiqui (10), Alfisa Shafiq Siddiqui (1.5 years), Afina Shafik Siddiqui (6), Ishrat Bano Shafiq Siddiqui (40), Rahisa Bano Rafik Siddiqui (40), Tahes Safik Siddiqui (12), John Irranna (13) and a 60-year-old man named solely as Sardar.
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra authorities on Thursday introduced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh every to the kin of those that misplaced their lives in the home collapse at Malwani, whereas the (*8*)Centre will present an extra Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to them.
(With company inputs)
