India, Sept. 9 -- A labour contractor, arrested in connection with the collapse of a boys' paying guest facility in Delhi's Satya Niketan, revealed on Wednesday that three trucks of debris were moved into the basement for renovation work days before the tragedy. He also told Delhi Police that a wall, obstructing space for a shop on the ground floor, was removed on the day of the collapse.

The revelation comes as the capital is still reeling from the tragic collapse of a five-storey PG building on Sunday afternoon, which killed seven people, including five students and two labourers. Follow live updates on the Delhi building collapse here.

The labour contractor, Sanoj Kumar (35), a resident of JJ Camp Moti Bagh and a permanent resident o...