India, Oct. 8 -- The toll in the building collapse in northeast Delhi's Seemapuri rose to five after two more bodies were recovered on Thursday, police said.

A pregnant woman and two children were among those killed after the four-storey building collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. The rescue and search operations are still underway, the police said, adding one or two people are still feared to be trapped under the debris, as claimed by locals.

The owner of the collapsed building, identified by his first name Anwar, is absconding and efforts are underway to nab him, a senior police officer aware of the developments said on condition of anonymity. The owner was among the two occupants of the building who were not present at the time of the...