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Kejriwal orders inquiry into Seelampur building collapse, announces ex gratia for victims

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 05 2019 | 3:15 PM IST

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday ordered immediate inquiry into a building collapse incident in northeast Delhi's Seelampur in which a man and his daughter were killed and three injured.

After inspecting the site he announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured.

The under-construction building collapsed on Monday night. During the rescue operation, five people were taken out of the debris and rushed to a hospital, where Moni Sarfaraz (21) and her 65-year-old father Mohammad Yaseen, residents of K-Block Seelampur, were declared brought dead.

In a tweet, the chief minister said, "Inspected the site of the building collapse in Seelampur. Have ordered an immediate inquiry into the matter. A life lost can never be replaced, but Delhi govt will provide ?5 lakh each as support to the family of those who lost their lives, and ?50,000 to the injured."

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First Published: Sep 05 2019 | 3:15 PM IST

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