
Jul 28, 2026
✦Hindustan Times
‘Fabricated inspection records to mislead investigators’: South Delhi building collapse report flags MCD lapses
The inquiry report into the May 30 South Delhi building collapse flagged MCD lapses for fabricated inspection records. The report said, “The collapse primarily resulted from unauthorised structural additions and inadequate regulatory enforcement.” Six people died in the tragedy. Officials failed to monitor the illegal construction, causing this preventable disaster.