India, Oct. 27 -- Tucked away in Ambrahi Village, Dwarka, a nine-storey housing complex had once been envisioned as a modern residential facility for nearly 200 Delhi Police officials and their families. But it was declared structurally unsafe and unfit for habitation even before anyone could move in, at least three senior Delhi Police officers aware of the matter said.

The police housing complex in Sector 19 was approved in 2010 and constructed at a staggering cost of over Rs.55 crore by RITES, a government-owned engineering consultancy firm. It was inaugurated virtually by Union home minister Amit Shah on February 16, 2022. Amid an abysmally low Delhi Police housing satisfaction level of 20%, it was supposed to be a secure accommodatio...