India, Oct. 11 -- A day after a 60-year-old man died while four others were left injured in a house collapse in southwest Delhi's Safdarjung Enclave area, the Delhi Police said they have lodged a case but no arrests have been made yet. Locals, meanwhile, alleged that the owner and contractor were not following norms and were "careless".

Around 22 workers were doing excavation and making a mesh of iron bars (to support building) at an under construction house in B-5 block in Safdarjung Enclave when soil beneath them slipped and a portion of the structure collapsed on them. Five of the workers were trapped under the debris.

Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (southwest) Amit Goel had said that during excavation, a corner concrete pillar ...