MUMBAI: A day after a five-storeyed building in Maharashtra’s Raigad district collapsed, the police has
registered a case against five persons in connection with the tragic incident. The FIR against the five
accused has been registered at the Kahad Police Station under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code,
sources said on Tuesday.
At least one person was killed, and 60 others were rescued after the five-storey residential building
collapsed in Mahad city in the Raigad district of Maharashtra on Monday (August 24) evening.
Sources said that 20-25 people are still feared trapped inside the rubble of the collapsed structure.
Search and rescue operations are still underway at the site. Maharashtra Ministers Aditi Tatkare and
Eknath Shinde had rushed to the spot on Monday evening to take stock of the rescue operations.
Raigad District Superintendent of Police Anil Paraskar had told reporters that a man died of cardiac
arrest on Monday night after he was hit by a stone from the falling building.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his sadness at a building collapse in Raigad in
Maharashtra and said local authorities and NDRF teams are providing all possible assistance at the site.
“Saddened by the building collapse in Mahad, Raigad in Maharashtra. My thoughts are with the families
of those who lost their dear ones. I pray the injured recover soon. Local authorities and NDRF teams
are at the site of the tragedy, providing all possible assistance,” the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted
quoting PM Modi.
An official at the Mantralaya State Control Room of the State Disaster Management Unit said the Tarek
Garden building collapsed at Kajalpura in Mahad tehsil around 7 pm.
The building was constructed around 5-6 years ago and there were around 40 flats in the building. There
were around 40 flats in the building, the official said, adding those rescued were shifted to a local hospital
at Mahad, which is around 170 km from Mumbai.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray also spoke to the district officials and asked them to expedite the
rescue and relief work, another official said.
As the building began to collapse, around 70 people in the building ran out and managed to save their
lives, the official said. “We also came to know that many families are not residing in the building as they
went to their native places due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown,” she said.
Three teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are at the spot for rescue operations. Canine
squads have also been deployed at the scene of the collapse, an official said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his condolences to the families of the victims of the
building collapse mishap in Maharashtra’s Raigad district.
“Saddened by the building collapse in Mahad, Raigad in Maharashtra. My thoughts are with the families
of those who lost their dear ones. I pray the injured recover soon. Local authorities and NDRF teams
are at the site of the tragedy, providing all possible assistance,” PM Modi said in a tweet.
At least one person was killed and several others were injured after a multi-storey building collapsed in
the Kajalpura area of Mahad town, on Monday evening. Along with three teams of National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF), the local administration, including the police and fire brigade, is carrying out
search and rescue operation in the town, around 170 kilometres from Mumbai.
According to residents, the 10-year-old Tariq Garden building collapsed at around 7pm.?It housed more
than 40 apartments.
President Ram Nath Kovind also expressed his distress over the tragedy.
Earlier, Union home minister Amit Shah had also expressed shock over the incident and assured all
possible assistance with the rescue operations.
“The collapse of a building in Raigad, Maharashtra is very tragic. Have spoken to DG @NDRFHQ to
provide all possible assistance, teams are on the way and will be assisting with the rescue operations as
soon as possible. Praying for everyone’s safety,” Shah said in a tweet.
