New Delhi, May 31 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has suspended two engineers of its Building Department in connection with the collapse of a building in South Delhi's Said-ul-Azaib area near Saket Metro Station, officials said on Sunday.

The disciplinary action comes as the death toll in the incident rose to six while rescue operations continue to search for and evacuate people trapped under the debris.

According to MCD officials, Deputy Commissioner of the South Zone ordered the suspension of Junior Engineer (Building Department-II) Aman Jain and Assistant Engineer (Building Department-II) Sudesh Singh Chouhan following the incident.

The building that collapsed was located in Gali No. 5, Western Marg, Said-ul-Azaib, near ...