The labour contractor, Sanoj, was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj, and was brought for examination, police said.
Published: September 8, 2026, 11:28 PM IST
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Satya Niketan building collapse: Police arrest labour contractor in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj, owners in judicial custody | Image: ANI
Satya Niketan Building Collapse: In a major development in the Satya Niketan building collapse case, police on Tuesday arrested a labour contractor, identified as Sanoj, in Uttar Pradesh’s KasganjThe significant development comes as a Delhi Court sent the accused, Hariram and Urmila, to 14 days of judicial custodyThe court also sent Mahesh to two days of police custody.
Police said Mahesh told the investigators that he reportedly managed the structure’s maintenance on behalf of his parentsHe revealed that the building had been leased to the PG operators ‘Hostel Daze’ in August last year.
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According to the police, the investigation revealed that the building was undergoing significant repair work at the time of the incidentMahesh stated that the basement floor was being repaired due to waste accumulation during the rainy season over the past 8 to 10 daysAdditionally, the ground floor was being renovated for a commercial extension.
Mahesh further revealed that on the day of the collapse, the family learned about the tragedy from localsFearing legal action, they fled their residence and sought refuge at his in-laws’ house in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan.
On Monday, property owner Urmila Gupta (75), her husband Hariram Gupta (81), a retired Sergeant from the Indian Air Force, and their son Mahesh Gupta (52), were arrested by police with the five-storey building collapse in South Campus’s Satya Niketan on Sunday, which claimed the lives of seven persons and injured several others.
Earlier today, the Supreme Court has indicated that it will examine the issue of the recent PG building collapse in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan that has killed seven students so far and injured many others, on a pan-India basis.
A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and RMahadevan has listed the case for a hearing on Thursday.
The courts’ observation followed a mention of the September 6 building collapse tragedy by senior advocate Ajit Sinha, who is a Court-appointed amicus curiae in an earlier matter where the apex court has been seeking regulatory compliance of its directions on illegal buildings and structures across the country.
Sinha noted in his report that the Satya Niketan incident assumes significance as the locality had witnessed another building collapse in April 2022, in which two people were killed, and four others were injured.
“The present incident is also required to be viewed in the context of an earlier building collapse in Satya Niketan in April 2022, in which two persons lost their lives, and four others were injuredThe recurrence of such an incident in the same locality raises serious concerns regarding the effectiveness of the existing mechanism for inspection, identification of dangerous structures and enforcement of building bye-laws”, the amicus report says.
The report further stated that the construction work was being undertaken in the basement of the buildingWaterlogging were also witnessed in the basement immediately before the latest collapse.
(with ANI inputs)
