India news Live Updates, 8 November 2026: Delhi building collapse toll touches 7 after 70-hour rescue ops

Rescue operations underway after a three-storey building collapses in central Delhi's Hauz Qazi area near Chawri Bazar, where the death toll has risen to seven following a 70-hour search operation

The death toll in the three-storey building collapse in central Delhi’s Hauz Qazi area has risen to seven after another body was recovered from the debris on Sunday. Rescue operations near Chawri Bazar have continued for over 70 hours since the building collapsed on November 5, with personnel still searching for any other possible victims. The latest victim has been identified as 66-year-old Luchhuman Mukhiya, a resident of Bihar’s Darbhanga. The building owner and three contractors have been arrested in connection with the incident, while the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has said that no building plan was sanctioned for the structure.

The death toll in the three-storey building collapse in central Delhi’s Hauz Qazi area rose to seven on Sunday after another body was recovered from the debris. The deceased has been identified as Luchhuman Mukhiya, 66, a resident of Bihar’s Darbhanga. His body was recovered during the ongoing search and rescue operation near Chawri Bazar and shifted to LNJP Hospital for further proceedings.

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The building collapsed around 9.45 am on November 5 while construction work was underway. Rescue personnel have been searching the rubble for over 70 hours and are yet to rule out the possibility of other victims being trapped. The seven deceased have been identified as Sanjeet Kumar, Kishori Sah, Pankaj Sharma, Vipin Ram, Shantu, Dinesh Sah and Luchhuman Mukhiya. Four of the victims were residents of Bihar, while Vipin Ram lived in Mandawali, Delhi, police said.

The building owner, identified as Saimullah alias Ayub, and three contractors — Siraj, Tajuddin and Furkan — have been arrested in connection with the incident. The contractors were apprehended from Faridabad’s Sirohi.

An FIR was registered at Hauz Qazi police station on November 5 under Sections 105, 290, 125(a) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The building was allegedly being constructed without the requisite approvals on a 50-square-metre plot. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi said no building plan had been sanctioned for the structure, which had reached the third floor and collapsed while the roof slab was being laid.

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