Bengaluru, Oct 24: Seven more bodies were recovered during search and rescue operation after an under-construction building collapsed at Babusapalya here, taking the death toll to eight, police said on Wednesday.Teams from the fire and emergency department, National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force have been pressed into rescue operations since the incident occurred during heavy downpour on Tuesday, they said.
“Bhuvan Reddy, son of Muniraja Reddy under whose name the building is being constructed and the contractor Muniyappa who was building it have been taken into custody,” a senior police official said.
“Permission was only for construction of a four-storey building but seven floors were being constructed,” he said.
One body was recovered by the rescue team on Tuesday.
“Seven more bodies have been recovered and six workers were injured.”
Thirteen workers have been rescued and search operations are underway to ascertain if more people are suspected to be trapped.
Lokayukta Justice B S Patil, who visited the spot, termed it as an “unfortunate incident” and assured that all necessary actions will be taken to ensure that such incidents do not happen.
“It is an unfortunate incident. Eight innocents have lost their lives. There is suspicion that two more people are still trapped. Who is responsible for it? Why it happened? Who is at fault?. We have registered a suo moto case. We have come here for inspection,” he told reporters here.