The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that 17 people died and 8 were injured when a portion of a four-storey apartment collapsed in the Virar East area of Palghar district, Maharashtra, on August 27, an official statement from
In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
A section of the Ramabai Apartment, a four-storey building in Virar East, Palghar district, collapsed late Tuesday night, claiming two lives and injuring several others, officials said Wednesday.
According to Virar Police, two people have died so far in the incident. Nine others were rescued from the debris and admitted to a nearby hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.