A four-story building collapsed in Sohana village near Mohali, Punjab, resulting in at least two fatalities and several individuals feared trapped.
Key Details:
- Incident Overview:
The building, which housed a gym in the basement, collapsed on Saturday evening.
- Casualties:
A 20-year-old woman from Himachal Pradesh was confirmed dead, and another body was recovered, raising the death toll to two.
- Rescue Operations:
Personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Indian Army are conducting rescue operations to locate and extricate those trapped under the debris.
- Cause of Collapse:
Preliminary reports suggest that excavation work on an adjacent plot may have compromised the building's structural integrity, leading to the collapse.
- Legal Action: The building owners, Parwinder Singh and Gagandeep Singh, have been booked under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Official Response:
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed sorrow over the incident and stated that the administration and rescue teams are fully deployed at the site. He assured that action would be taken against those responsible and appealed for public cooperation with the ongoing rescue efforts.
For a visual overview of the incident and ongoing rescue operations, you can watch the following video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/A0Em-rD4dfY