NEW DELHI: Absconding accused and PG operator Shubham Tyagi surrendered before the Patiala House Court on Friday in connection with the Satya Niketan building collapse case, in which seven people, including five students, were killed, police said.Police sought two days’ custody of Tyagi for questioning and further investigation into the circumstances leading to the collapse of the five-storey building, according to news agency PTI.According to police, Tyagi was allegedly operating a paying guest accommodation in the building in south Delhi after taking one floor of the property on lease from its owner, Hariram Gupta.He had been absconding since the incident and police teams had been conducting searches at several places to trace him.The development comes a day after investigators said they were examining mobile-phone records and online chat history of co-accused Sudhanshu Lovneesh, who is under arrest, to ascertain what transpired immediately after the building collapsed.Police said Lovneesh’s phone has been sent for forensic examination.The building in Satya Niketan, near Delhi University‘s South Campus, collapsed on Sunday while repair and extension work was underway.Police arrested the building owner’s son, Mahesh, labour contractor Sanoj Kumar and the PG operator in connection with the incident.Police said the building owner, Hariram Gupta, 81, and his wife, Urmila, 75, are also in judicial custody.The Municipal Corporation of Delhi suspended South Zone deputy commissioner Rakesh Kumar and four engineers pending disciplinary proceedings.Police are probing whether structural alterations and ongoing repair work contributed to the collapse.(With agency inputs)
