India, Sept. 11 -- Absconding accused and paying guest accommodation operator Shubham Tyagi surrendered before the Patiala House Court on Friday in connection with the Satya Niketan building collapse that killed seven people, including five students, police said.

Police sought two-day custody of Tyagi for questioning and further investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collapse of the five-storey building in south Delhi.

According to police, Tyagi was operating a paying guest accommodation in the building and had taken one floor of the property on lease from its owner, Hariram Gupta.

Tyagi had been absconding since the incident, following which police teams searched several locations to trace him.

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