Delhi Building Collapse: Trapped Students Calling On Phones For Help, CM Rekha Gupta On Spot

06 Sep 2026, 13:33 by Vinita Bhat · abp Live

Around 15-20 students are feared trapped under a collapsed boys’ PG in Satya Niketan, with locals saying some are calling for help.

Written By : Vinita Bhat | Updated at : 06 Sep 2026 08:45 PM (IST)

A person being carried during a rescue operation conducted by NDRF, Delhi Fire Service.
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AAP questioned MCD's functioning, citing corruption and negligence.

Several students are feared trapped beneath the debris of five-storey boys’ PG in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, with locals saying some are making phone calls for help. The building collapsed on Sunday afternoon while colleges are open, raising fears that many students may have been inside their rooms. Rescue teams rushed to the site and began searching through the rubble. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj and Mayor Pravesh Wahi were also present as efforts continued to locate those trapped.

Eyewitness: ‘Serious Situation’

An eyewitness said the building was being used entirely as a PG-hostel and housed students.

“Since colleges are open right now, they must have been inside,” the eyewitness said, adding that the area below the building had vegetable stalls, pushcarts, parked vehicles and people moving around.

The witness described the situation as extremely serious and said the full extent of casualties would only be known after the debris had been completely cleared.

According to the eyewitness, rescue teams arrived shortly after the collapse and began operations at the site. The reports of students calling for help from beneath the rubble have heightened concerns.

AAP Raises MCD Questions

AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj meanwhile questioned the functioning of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), citing an earlier building collapse in Saket involving a student PG.

Bharadwaj alleged that an illegal four-storey structure had been used as a PG and that an illegal basement was later being constructed when the building collapsed, resulting in the deaths of children.

He questioned why stronger action had not been taken against senior officials, claiming that only an assistant engineer and a junior engineer were suspended as a “mere formality”.

About the author Vinita Bhat

Vinita Bhat is a Chief Copy Editor at ABP Live English, with experience in TV and digital journalism. She covers geopolitics, international conflicts, global current affairs and Kashmir.

For tips and queries, write to vinitab@abpnetwork.com.

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Published at : 06 Sep 2026 07:03 PM (IST)
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