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6 dead after dargah's roof collapses near Humayun's Tomb in Delhi
As per the latest statement from DCP Southeast, most of the victims were the visitors to the dargah.
The death toll due to the roof collapse of a dargah near Humayun's Tomb complex in Delhi's Nizamuddin has increased to six. As per officials, a total 12 people rescued from the debris on Friday and rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment.
As per the latest statement from DCP Southeast, most of the victims were the visitors to the dargah.
“Nine of them, were admitted to AIIMS Trauma Centre, of which were three male, five female and one male child aged 4 years. One male patient was admitted to LNJP Hospital and one female patient was admitted to RML Hospital,” said DCP.
The official added that one female came out unhurt from the collapse and was not taken to any hospital
“Of these, so far, reports of death of six of the above victims have been received from the respective hospitals, 3 male and 3 female,” the DCP shared further.
Speaking to HT, DCP southeast shared that the five of the deceased included two males aged 79 and 35 years old, and three females aged 42, 40 and 40 years old.
He added that the incident occurred when people were visiting the dargah for Friday prayers and were sitting inside the room. The collapse took place due to the rains.
Earlier on Friday, the roof of a room at Dargah Sharif Patte Shah collapsed near Humayun's Tomb. Following the distress call, Delhi Police, fire services and NDRF officials reached the spot.
The rescue operation has now been called off, the police shared, adding a total of 10 to 12 victims were rescued from the debris.
According to a report by ANI, Delhi Police rescued 11 people from the site and took them to nearby hospitals—AIIMS and Lok Nayak Hospital for treatment.
"Eleven people have been rescued from the site of the incident and taken to a nearby hospital. The search operation is still underway," the Delhi police was quoted as saying by ANI.
