Roof collapse kills two in Aman Vihar

A 50-year-old woman along with her 22-year-old son died while a man was severely injured after part of the roof of an adjoining building fell on them while they were sleeping on the terrace of their house in Outer Delhi’s Aman Vihar in the wee hours of Thursday.

According to the police, the incident took place at around 5.30 am when three members of a family were sleeping on their terrace. Amula (50) died on the spot while her son, Rajesh (22) succumbed to injuries in a nearby hospital. The injured has been identified as Kalicharan (55).

Police said that Amula and Rajesh were sleeping on the terrace at night when the wall of the adjacent house collapsed on them. Meanwhile, the locals woke up on hearing the thud. Based on which, they informed the police and the fire department.

According to the fire department officials, it took around 30 minutes for the rescue team to pull out the duo trapped under the debris. According to the police, a case under sections of negligence against the owner of the house has been registered at the Aman Vihar police station.

On the other hand, the District Magistrate and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Rohini went to the spot and announced a compensation of Rs two lakh for the victims and Rs 50,000 for the injured. Further investigation is underway.