Noida building collapse: Contractor, son arrested

Delhi | Wednesday | 16th January, 2019

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"The Ghaziabad-based contractor, Moinuddin, and his son Sonu were arrested from near the Nithari T-junction at 4 pm on Tuesday evening. His house is locked but we hope to nab him soon," said Manoj Kumar Pant, station house officer, Sector-20 police station. A 59-year-old contractor and his 26-year-old son were arrested on Tuesday evening in connection with the collapse of the canopy of a building undergoing demolition in Nithari village of Noida on Monday evening which resulted in the death of a ten-year-old boy. While one of the injured, Shakeel (12), was discharged on Monday after administering the first aid, the girls, Barkha Sharma and Sonali Yadav, are still undergoing treatment. We have been assured that their treatment will be free of cost," said Ajay Sharma, Barkha's father who works as a tailor in Nithari village..