India, July 10 -- The death toll from the Rohini Sector 16 twin building collapse reached three, Delhi Police said after a 14-hour rescue operation that ended on Thursday morning, confirming that five people were trapped in all and two of them had been rescued alive.

Police said they also registered a case under charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and negligent conduct, with respect to the construction. The deceased were identified as the husband of the building owner, Ram Dua, 62, a labourer, Md Kaif, 24, and a passerby, Ram Kishan, 42. Kaif's cousin, Md Saddam, was rescued along with Kishan's friend, Ravi Singh.

The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said that the rescue went on till 6.45am on Thursday. "All four storeys were ...