In central Delhi's Anand Parbat area, a double-storeyed poorly constructed house fell on an adjacent shanty around 2.50 pm, killing two-year-old Varsha and injuring a twenty-day-old baby and two adults, Harish (20) and Bindu (20), a police officer said.
The rescue operation was started soon after and the injured were admitted to Jeevan Mala Hospital in Karol Bagh, a fire official said.
Police said they are investigating the case.
In another incident, a ten-year-old boy died in Nihal Vihar area of west Delhi today after a wall collapsed on him.
"He was rescued from the rubble and rushed to a hospital, but succumbed to his injuries," a police officer said.
The boy's body was handed over to his family after post mortem, police said, adding that a case of negligence was registered against the owner of the plot and further investigations were on.