Agra Police arrested the proprietor, builder and contractor of an beneath development constructing after a four-year-old girl was killed and two folks had been injured when six houses collapsed right here on Thursday morning. The work on the under-construction constructing is believed to have brought about the tragic incident.
“The six houses collapsed outdoors metropolis station in Dhuliaganj beneath Hariparvat police station space, the place the excavation work of an inn (dharamshala) was happening. Three folks of a household had been buried. A four-year-old girl has been killed,” further district Justice of the Peace Anjani Kumar Singh was reported as saying by information company ANI.
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Confirming the incident, Agra police commissioner Dr Preetinder Singh stated: “The Kotwali police bought info at 8.30am about collapse of some houses, prima facie as a result of excavation work happening in the basement of a close-by home”.
“Police and fireplace brigade personnel had been pressed into service and rescued three folks, together with the girl, who had been trapped. Later, the girl died throughout remedy. The 2 others are additionally present process remedy and are reported to be secure. Nobody is trapped inside,” Singh stated.
The injured had been recognized as Vivek Kumar Sharma (38) and his daughter Videhi (06), stated police, including his different daughter Rushali couldn’t be saved.
Taking cognizance of the incident, chief minister Yogi Adityanath directed the district administration and police to go to the spot and perform reduction and rescue work.
A case was registered beneath sections 304/337/338/427 of the Indian Penal Code and seven Prison Regulation Modification Act at Kotwali police station of Agra. The contractor Raghvendra Upadhyaya was arrested on Thursday .
“Raju Mehra, proprietor of the land and builder Haresh Sharma had been arrested on Friday from St John’s Faculty in Agra metropolis,” stated police commissioner Dr Preetinder Singh.
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Monetary reduction
Minister for greater schooling and MLA from Agra South, Yogendra Upadhyaya handed over a cheque of Rs. 2 lakh as monetary reduction to the affected household on Friday. The minister promised free remedy to the injured relations and warranted to make efforts to offer them a home beneath authorities scheme for displaced households. The income division workers was directed to evaluate the losses suffered by the households which misplaced their houses. The minister additionally drew criticism after a video went viral in which he was seen talking rudely to affected relations whereas handing over the cheque.
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