NHRC seeks comprehensive report on hostels from Delhi government, UGC

Sep 8, 2026, 22:57:53 ISTThis blog is now closed. For live updates, click HERE.Key Events5:03 PM IST, September 8Saurabh Bhardwaj alleges signal jamming at collapse site4:54 PM IST, September 8SC to consider on Sept 10 issues related to building collapse4:36 PM IST, September 8Top updates you need to know4:24 PM IST, September 8Teen student from MP's Katni among dead in Delhi building collapse3:49 PM IST, September 8PG operator, wife sent to judicial custody, son gets 2-day police remand3:27 PM IST, September 8Delhi building collapse LIVE: Student volunteers step in with food, essentials for rescue teams3:17 PM IST, September 8Delhi building collapse LIVE: Sonu Sood calls for safe, affordable hostels for students2:51 PM IST, September 8Delhi Police bins claims of network jammers at Satya Niketan rescue site2:44 PM IST, September 8SC to hear Satya Niketan case on September 10, may transfer it from HC2:38 PM IST, September 8‘Some rushed to rescue, others filmed’, says witnesses recall chaotic minutes after Delhi collapse2:14 PM IST, September 8CPI MP seeks high-level probe into Satya Niketan incident1:33 PM IST, September 8Delhi Police refutes reports of network jammers at Satya Niketan site1:22 PM IST, September 8Delhi govt to bear full cost of treatment of Satya Niketan collapse victims, says CM12:21 PM IST, September 8Delhi HC refuses urgent hearing on PIL for hostels in DU colleges12:08 PM IST, September 8Building next to Satya Niketan PG to be demolished tomorrow, says CM Gupta11:57 AM IST, September 8Delhi CM offers 'full support" to Satya Niketan building collapse victims11:22 AM IST, September 8Cops search for contractor involved in basement seepage repair11:02 AM IST, September 8Construction work underway in the basement before collapse, say cops10:06 AM IST, September 8Family donates corneas of student who died in PG collapse10:02 AM IST, September 8Bodies of victims reach home, kin say ‘all are to blame’9:45 AM IST, September 8Four floors at Satya Niketan PG were constructed illegally, says FIR9:08 AM IST, September 8Mortal remains of student killed in Satya Niketan reach MP8:25 AM IST, September 8AAP slams 'slow rescue' at Satya Niketan site7:51 AM IST, September 8PG owner, wife sent to judicial custody; son sent to 2-day police remand7:07 AM IST, September 8Students move out, demolition notices to 'dangerous' buildings in Satya Niketan7:06 AM IST, September 8Rahul Gandhi slams BJP's ‘shameful patterns, says building collapse ’not an isolated incident'7:04 AM IST, September 8NSUI president alleges death toll higher than 7Delhi building collapse news LIVE updates: Police officials stated in a statement that the rescue operations have ended with a total of 12 people rescued.This blog is now closed. For live updates, click HERE. Highlights: The collapse of a building, which was a paying guest accommodation for college students, has sent shockwaves across the capital. At least seven people have died and several injured due to the building collapse in Satya Niketan.Police officials stated in a statement on Monday night that the rescue operations have ended with a total of 12 people rescued. The owner of the PG, 81-year-old Hariram Gupta, was held by police from Rajasthan's Bhiwadi on Monday, and later sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Patiala court. Along with Hariam, his wife Urmila Gupta, aged 75 years and son Mahesh Gupta, aged 52 years were also apprehended and arrested in the case. Furthermore, the Delhi High Court took up an urgent PIL filed in relation to the building collapse and sought accountability from government officials. The HC's demand also comes after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi suspended five officials from the South Zone, which includes deputy commissioner Rakesh Gupta, in relation to the building collapse. Students vacate Satya Niketan as MCD closes down on unsafe buildings Following the building collapse, many students were seen walking through the narrow lanes, dragging their suitcases along, as they moved out of their accommodations in fear. The MCD also began issuing demolition notices to dangerous buildings around the site. A senior MCD official said a building adjacent to the collapsed structure was “barely standing”, while three others were being examined. “We found that building number 13 is barely standing. It had been evacuated yesterday. The demolition drive will be carried out once the rescue operation is over,” the official told HT. ...Read MorePolice officials stated in a statement on Monday night that the rescue operations have ended with a total of 12 people rescued. The owner of the PG, 81-year-old Hariram Gupta, was held by police from Rajasthan's Bhiwadi on Monday, and later sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Patiala court. Along with Hariam, his wife Urmila Gupta, aged 75 years and son Mahesh Gupta, aged 52 years were also apprehended and arrested in the case. Furthermore, the Delhi High Court took up an urgent PIL filed in relation to the building collapse and sought accountability from government officials. The HC's demand also comes after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi suspended five officials from the South Zone, which includes deputy commissioner Rakesh Gupta, in relation to the building collapse. Students vacate Satya Niketan as MCD closes down on unsafe buildings Following the building collapse, many students were seen walking through the narrow lanes, dragging their suitcases along, as they moved out of their accommodations in fear. The MCD also began issuing demolition notices to dangerous buildings around the site. A senior MCD official said a building adjacent to the collapsed structure was “barely standing”, while three others were being examined. “We found that building number 13 is barely standing. It had been evacuated yesterday. The demolition drive will be carried out once the rescue operation is over,” the official told HT. Follow all the updates here:Sep 8, 2026, 22:54:22 ISTSep 8, 2026, 22:54:01 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Here are the latest updates on the tragic building collapse in Delhi's Satya Niketan area that claimed seven lives:Labour contractor, Sanoj, has been apprehended in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj, and was brought for examination.The Supreme Court said it would consider on September 10 issues related to the Satya Niketan building collapse.Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta visited the AIIMS Trauma Centre and met the injured students and their families.Delhi urban development minister Ashish Sood said the government will introduce a comprehensive policy to regulate paying guest (PG) accommodations within the next one to two months.Two patients receiving treatment at a Delhi trauma centre following the building collapse in South Delhi's Satya Niketan area have been discharged, while another person remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in critical condition.(with inputs from agencies)Sep 8, 2026, 22:37:38 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Status of patients admitted at JPN Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS following Satya Niketan building collapse:- Of the four patients admitted, two patients, Aditya and Nitish Chib, have been discharged after receiving treatment.- Neeraj Bawa remains admitted in the ICU and is in critical condition, while Asgar Ali is stable.Sep 8, 2026, 22:07:53 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Speaking about the tragic building collapse in Delhi, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said, "This is extremely unfortunate...mobile jammers were deployed to stop the people there from expressing their views on social media. Consequently, people were unable to call ambulances, and many could not even connect with rescue workers."Sep 8, 2026, 21:50:26 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: The Delhi government is working on a comprehensive policy to regulate PG accommodations in the national capital.- Under the proposed policy, PG operators would be required to obtain a PG Operating Licence.- The proposed rules would also make CCTV cameras mandatory at entrances and in common areas of PG accommodations.- For PGs housing 15 or more students, operators would be required to employ a licensed night guard between 10 pm and 6 am.- Visitor registers would also be made mandatory.- Non-resident visitors would be permitted entry between 8 am and 9 pm.- It would require every PG to have a warden either residing at the premises or maintaining an office within a 500-metre radius.(via ANI)Sep 8, 2026, 21:30:24 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Arpit Jaj was among the seven people killed in the tragic collapse. In a heartbreaking appeal to other parents, his father urged, "Don't send your children to Delhi to study..."According to PTI, Bhupendra Jaj told reporters, "I just want to tell all parents not to send their children to Delhi to study in the future. I am devastated. I was educating him despite facing many difficulties."He said that one of Arpit's eyes was damaged in the accident, and the family decided to donate his other eye.Sep 8, 2026, 21:05:13 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: The NHRC has issued notices to the Delhi government and the UGC, seeking a "comprehensive report" related to hostels and other accommodation facilities for students.According to the proceedings of the NHRC, dated September 7, the authorities have to undertake an assessment of the existing hostel infrastructure and examine both the feasibility of upgrading, expanding, renovating or otherwise augmenting existing or old hostel facilities and the requirement and feasibility of construction of new hostel facilities, wherever necessary, news agency PTI reported.Sep 8, 2026, 20:46:06 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Students held a candle march to show solidarity with the victims of the Satya Niketan building collapse.Sep 8, 2026, 20:24:36 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Visuals have surfaced of the building adjoining the one that collapsed in Satya Niketan.The demolition of the building has reportedly started.Sep 8, 2026, 20:02:13 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: The MCD carried out demolition action against 24 properties and sealed seven illegal structures, PTI reported, citing data updated till Tuesday.Furthermore, prior to this, MCD on Monday demolished seven properties and sealed two properties, issued 26 show-cause notices for unauthorised construction, four show-cause notices for sealing and 12 demolition orders across the national capital.via PTISep 8, 2026, 19:43:11 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: The investigation into the building collapse has also brought under the scanner a rent agreement purported to have been issued to the occupants.The document says that the PG operators would not be responsible for any "casualties or risk" to tenants, PTI reported, citing a police source.Reportedly, it also said that the hostel would not be liable to pay compensation for personal injury, loss or damage to belongings caused by circumstances beyond its control, including sealing, fire, earthquake, heavy rain and other natural calamities.Sep 8, 2026, 19:20:16 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Here are some of the top points from the tragic incident and the following actions by authorities-The rescue operation at the collapse site concluded on Monday evening.Police have arrested the building owner, Hariram, 81, his wife Urmila, 75, and their son Mahesh, 52. They have been booked under charges including culpable homicide and endangering the safety of others.Following the arrests, the authorities are questioning the three to ascertain the cause of the collapse, PTI reported, citing a police officer.The Delhi government will bring a comprehensive policy and a web portal to regulate PG accommodations and coaching institutes in the city within a month and a half, said Delhi minister Ashish Sood on Tuesday.The Supreme Court has indicated that it will examine the issue of the recent PG building collapse on a pan-India basis. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R. Mahadevan has listed the case for a hearing on Thursday.(with inputs from agencies)Sep 8, 2026, 19:02:37 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: The NSUI on Tuesday questioned Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh's attendance at a university programme near the Arts Faculty, days after the building collapse.The organisation said the incident had exposed the shortage of safe and affordable hostel accommodation for students in the national capital, PTI reported. NSUI also demanded accountability for the circumstances surrounding the collapse.Sep 8, 2026, 18:47:41 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: The decades-old building housing a boys' paying guest accommodation in the Satya Niketan area collapsed on Sunday afternoon.The survivors of the tragic incident are struggling to come to terms with the situation around them.Among those rescued was Neeraj Bawa, 19, a second-year student of Bachelor of Arts, who remains admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in critical condition.His friend and fellow survivor, Nitish Chib, a second-year Bachelor of Commerce student, is recovering from injuries and is expected to be discharged soon. But he does not know that Neeraj is still in the ICU, news agency PTI reported. Seema Chib, his mother, said that Nitish has been asking about his friend, but they have decided not to tell him about the full extent of the tragedy.Sep 8, 2026, 18:26:43 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby told ANI, "The process of giving fitness certificates to buildings remains with the Delhi corporation. There has to be very close scrutiny as to how a building which, now without any doubt, is known to be unfit to accommodate students, obtained that fitness certificate, and what steps the responsible authorities will take to ensure that no other such building still exists and accommodates people.""The university also has a responsibility to ensure that sufficient hostel facilities are provided to students...the overall pollution is making Delhi an unlivable place. Delhi city is number one in pollution among Indian cities," he added.Sep 8, 2026, 18:07:28 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Police have apprehended the labour contractor, identified as Sanoj, from Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh. He had been absconding since the building collapsed. It was Sanoj who was allegedly supervising the fresh construction activities at the building, and the labourers working there were allegedly employed by him. The building's basement was being repaired because waste had been accumulating in the rainy season, and the ground floor was repaired for extension for commercial purposes, police said.via Karn Pratap SinghSep 8, 2026, 17:55:11 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Days after the building collapse in the Satya Niketan area, Delhi urban development minister Ashish Sood noted that the government will introduce a comprehensive policy to regulate PG accommodations within the next one to two months."We will bring a comprehensive PG policy within the next one to two months. The policy will ensure that students living in PGs have access to safe accommodation and are not subjected to arbitrary charges or exploitation," he said.According to an ANI report, the proposed Paying Guest Accommodation Regulation and Safety Bill, 2026 is expected to mandate PG licences, zone-wise rent bands, structural and fire safety audits, and a centralised GovPG portal listing rents, amenities and safety compliance.Sep 8, 2026, 17:35:37 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Speaking about the tragic building collapse, Union minister Ramdas Athawale told news agency ANI that officials need to pay closer attention to this matter. Furthermore, he demanded strict punishment for those responsible."I believe it is the responsibility of the municipality and the corporation to inspect buildings like the one that collapsed...the government has ordered a full investigation, and some officials have already been suspended. Such tragedies must not occur, and officials need to pay closer attention to this matter. I also demand that those responsible face strict punishment," he said."The Supreme Court's observations are valid...there are provisions to demolish and reconstruct buildings that have become dangerously old, and the local corporation is responsible for ensuring the residents vacate the premises...strict action is being taken against the officials who were negligent and failed to address the issue," he added.Sep 8, 2026, 17:17:08 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: According to news agency PTI, occupants of PG accommodations in Satya Niketan are moving out. They said that the tragedy in the area has hit them hard.Sep 8, 2026, 17:03:37 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has alleged that a mobile phone jammer was installed at the site of the Satya Niketan building collapse so that the trapped students and locals could not communicate information about the incident to the outside, and that the number of casualties could be concealed.Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Delhi AAP State President Saurabh Bharadwaj said, “How would someone trapped in a cavity of debris call for help when mobile signals have been jammed? Who ordered the installation of mobile jammers at Satya Niketan PG students' building? Why did NDRF take 2-3 hours to reach in the middle of Delhi? Why were government ambulances two hours late? Will Delhi University students take up this matter?”Sep 8, 2026, 16:54:29 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would consider on September 10 issues related to Delhi's Satya Niketan building collapse and, if necessary, it may transfer the case already dealt with by the high court here.A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahdevan said the issues dealt with by the high court are "serious" and overlap with the case already considered by the apex court on a pan-India basis.Sep 8, 2026, 16:36:47 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Here are top updates you need to know:7 killed, 12 rescued: At least seven people were killed in the Satya Niketan building collapse, while 12 people were safely rescued during the operation.PG owner sent to judicial custody: PG owner 81-year-old Hariram Gupta was arrested from Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi and sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Patiala court.Owner’s wife and son also arrested: Gupta’s wife, 75-year-old Urmila Gupta, and son, 52-year-old Mahesh Gupta, were also arrested in connection with the case.Five MCD officials suspended: The MCD suspended five South Zone officials, including Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Gupta.Students vacate PGs in fear: Following the collapse, several students were seen leaving their accommodations in Satya Niketan with their suitcases.MCD issues demolition notices: The MCD began issuing demolition notices for unsafe buildings around the collapse site.Demolition drive after rescue operation: An MCD official said building number 13 would be demolished after the rescue operation is completed.Sep 8, 2026, 16:24:22 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: When young Madhya Pradesh student Akshat Yadav left for New Delhi with the aim of becoming an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, his family did not know that one day his dream would forever get buried under the debris of a building.Yadav, a resident of Katni district, was among the seven people who died when a building, a five-storey PG accommodation, collapsed in the Satya Niketan area of southwest Delhi on Sunday. The 19-year-old Delhi University student moved to the national capital with the hope of joining the elite IAS one day.A resident of Dubey Colony in the Tulsi Nagar area of Katni, the teenager came home for Rakshabandhan (celebrated on August 28). After celebrating the festival, during which his younger sister tied a rakhi to him, Yadav returned to Delhi two days later to pursue his dream.Neighbours said on receiving information about Yadav's tragic death, his grieving parents, younger sister, and other family members arrived in Delhi on Monday and, after identifying the body, took it in an ambulance and left for Katni by road.Krishna Rajak, a childhood friend and classmate of the deceased from nursery to 12th grade, told PTI Videos that Yadav had passed the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) last year and was living in the national capital to pursue a BCom degree from the Delhi University."Akshat was very good in studies. He wanted to prepare for the IAS. Whenever we talked, he always talked about his preparations (for civil services exam)," he stated.(PTI)Sep 8, 2026, 15:49:50 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: A Delhi court on Monday sent a married couple arrested in connection with the Satya Niketan building collapse, which claimed seven lives, to 14 days of judicial custody, while their son was remanded to two days' police custody.Hariram Gupta, 81, and his wife, Urmila Gupta, 75, were sent to 14 days of judicial custody, while their 52-year-old son Mahesh Gupta was remanded to two days' police custody after they were produced at the judge's house.Seven people were killed after the decades-old building, which housed a paying guest accommodation for boys, collapsed in Satya Niketan on Sunday.(PTI)Sep 8, 2026, 15:27:14 ISTDelhi building collapse LIVE: Students and volunteers of the National Service Scheme (NSS) at Maitreyi College stepped in to provide food and essential supplies to rescue personnel, evacuated students and others involved in relief operations following the building collapse in southwest Delhi's Satya Niketan.The volunteers distributed biscuits, snacks, juice and drinking water to personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other agencies working at the site, besides students who were evacuated from nearby buildings.They also appealed for donations of sanitary pads, clean clothes, medicines and other essential supplies, which they said would be distributed among students and others affected by the incident."We saw that there were students who had been evacuated and people working at the site for hours, so we wanted to help in whatever way we could. We have also started collecting donations of sanitary pads, clothes, medicines and other essentials, and will distribute them to those who need them," said Neha, a third-year student at Maitreyi College.The relief effort came as the death toll in the building collapse rose to seven on Monday, with search and rescue operations continuing for a second day. (PTI)Home India news NHRC seeks comprehensive report on hostels from Delhi government, UGC