Four persons including a woman were injured after a portion of an old wreaked building situated in South Delhi’s Arjun Nagar caved in on Thursday late evening. The injured were taken to AIIMS Trauma Center.
According to the police, the incident took place on Thursday evening around 7.30 pm in Safdarjung Enclave police station limits. The injured persons have been identified as Sarita, who stays on rent, Kaushar Alam, a labourer, Sihanshu, and Mayank.
The old four-storeyed building was undergoing renovation when the portion of it collapsed on the persons. Police said that the injured were residing in a part of a four-storey building which allegedly collapsed due to the impact of a demolition work.
Police said the incident took place at around 7.30 pm when some demolition work by the MCD was being carried out in the back portion of the old four-storey building in Arjun Nagar of Safdarjung Enclave area.
They were rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre, from where three of them were later discharged, while the condition of Mayank is said to be critical, according to the officer. A case was registered under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and investigation has been taken up, they said.