Pune, July 12 -- The death toll in the building collapse incident in Pimpri-Chinchwad of Pune district rose to nine on Sunday after another body trapped inside the collapsed administrative building of the Waste-to-Energy project was recovered during the fifth day of the search and rescue operation.

The victim has been identified as Vaman Kasbe. According to officials, his body was extricated from beneath the heap of rubble at approximately 1:00 AM.

Following the recovery, Kasbe was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.

The incident occurred on July 8 at around 1:30 pm when a massive heap of garbage collapsed onto the administrative building at the Moshi landfill site.

According to an offici...