Hyderabad, April 10: In a tragic incident, at least 10 died after a wall collapsed in Marikal in Telangana’s Narayanpet district. One person was also injured in the collapse and is currently undergoing treatment in a nearby hospital. Meanwhile, the dead bodies were shifted to a local government hospital for post-mortem. All the deceased were daily wage labours. Dharwad Building Collapse: Death Toll Mounts to 16 as Rescue Operations Enter Sixth Day.

According to reports, the incident took place the workers were digging the earth, and suddenly the clay wall collapsed on them. Amongst dead, most of them were women. Meanwhile, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao expressed condolences to the victims' families. He directed the district administration to help the victims' families. Gurugram Building Collapse: 3 NDRF Teams Rushed to Spot After Under Construction Building Collapses, 20 Feared Trapped.

In a similar incident last month, a total of 16 people died in the deadly building collapse at Dharwad in Karnataka. The investigation team arrested the architect of the building Vivek Pawar from a lodge in Kolhapur. Meanwhile, the owners of the collapsed building Ravi Basavaraj Sabarad, Basavaraj D Nigadi, Gangappa S Shintri and Mahabaleshwar Puradagudi also surrendered to the Dharwad Suburban Police. The five accused have been booked under section 304, 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code.

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