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2 dead in Mohali building collapse, rescue effort on, case against building
UPDATED: Dec 22, 2024 10:08 IST
At least two people died after a four-storey building collapsed in the Sohana village of Punjab's Mohali district on Saturday, officials said. One of the victims was identified as Drishti Verma, a native of Theog in Himachal Pradesh. She was rescued from the rubble in critical condition and was rushed to Sohana Hospital, Viraj S Tidke, officiating deputy commissioner, said. Verma, however, succumbed to her injuries. A multi-storey building collapsed Saturday evening, with at least five people trapped in its rubble. Police have booked building owners -- Parwinder Singh and Gagandeep Singh, Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Pareek said. Several excavators were pressed into service as part of the rescue operation. Officials said a National Disaster Response Team (NDRF) team was carrying out the operation.
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