Mohali: A body was recovered on Sunday morning from the site where a multi-storey building collapsed in the Sohana village of Punjab’s Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) district. Sources reveal that he building collapse has claimed two lives so far. The first victim, a 20-year-old woman, was from Himachal Pradesh. The second victim, a male, was from Haryana’s Ambala.
Earlier, rescuers worked through the night looking for people trapped under the debris of the building, which collapsed on Saturday evening. Visuals from the spot early Sunday showed personnel from the Indian Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) continuing their rescue operations.
Police said they have filed a case against the building owners — Parwinder Singh and Gagandeep Singh – under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with the punishment for culpable homicide that doesn’t amount to murder.
Officials said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been monitoring the situation over the phone.
In a post on X, Mr Mann expressed his sorrow at the incident.
“Sad news has been received that a multistorey building near Sohana in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) has collapsed. The entire administration and other rescue teams have been deployed at the spot. I am in constant touch with the administration,” he said.
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