Bangladesh HC expresses shock over loss of lives in Delhi

New Delhi, Sept 7: The Bangladesh High Commission has expressed shock over the death of seven persons in an old multi-story building collapse in Satya Niketan, a south Delhi residential locality. So far, twelve persons have been pulled out of the debris and admitted to hospitals, following a 27-hour rescue operation that included sniffer dogs.

According to the Delhi Police, out of the seven persons who succumbed to their injuries, five were students some as young as 17 and 18.  Except one person, all the seven have been identified. The injured are also young persons.