India, July 17 -- The sessions court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of the alleged owner and contractor of the unauthorised four-storey building that collapsed in Mankhurd earlier this month, killing six people, holding that there was prima facie evidence they ignored repeated warnings about its dangerous condition.

Additional Sessions Judge R.M. Jadhav denied pre-arrest protection to alleged owner Tayyeb Ali Yusuf Qureshi and contractor Abdul Hakim Rahmatullah Idrisi, citing the gravity of the offence and material gathered during the investigation.

According to the prosecution, the building was illegally constructed around four years ago without permission from the competent authority. It collapsed on July 5 in Mankhu...