Hyderabad: Two people were killed when an old building collapsed at Padmarao Nagar in Chilkalguda during Monday midnight's rain. The victims are Md. Akbar Ghori, 38, and Md. Wajeed Pasha, 29, who were working in their chicken shop in the building when the mishap occurred. The building was several decades old and was worn out. All shops except the chicken centre were closed by 10 pm. Otherwise the casualties would have been more, officials said.
The police found that the GHMC had issued a notice asking to demolish the building. However, the owners, Basith and Aziz, ignored it. Chilkalguda police has booked a case against the owner under Section 304 A (causing death through negligence). The incident occurred at around 11 pm on Monday night. The building is situated near the post office galli opposite Deccan Medical Hall.
“As it was Bonalu the owner had kept the shop open late. The incident occurred due to the heavy rains in the last four days,” said deputy mayor Mohammed Baba Fasiuddin, who visited the spot. The friends of Muhammed, 50, who happened to be in the shop, said that seconds before it collapsed he saw part of the building caving in. “I ran out of the building hearing the sound. But the two of them could not make it,” he said.
Both victims died on the spot trapped under the mud and debris. Later, a rescue mission was carried out by the police and firemen who pulled out the bodies. Police said the victims were about to close the shop as they had finished work. “They were cleaning the shop when the building caved in,” said Chilkalguda inspector K. Srinivasalu. Relatives of victim Akbar Ghori, a resident of Kindi Basthi in Chilkalguda, said that he had been running the chicken shop since 15 years.
“He has two children, a 10-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl. He was the sole breadwinner of his family,” said one of his relatives. Wajeed Pasha, an assistant of Akbar, had been working in the chicken shop since eight years.
