Bengaluru building collapse: One more body recovered; death toll climbs to 9

A ninth body was recovered from the site of a collapsed under-construction building in Bengaluru's Babusapalya. The building collapsed during heavy rain on Tuesday, prompting a search and rescue operation by various teams. Police have arrested the...

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BENGALURU: One more body was recovered on Friday during a search and rescue operation after an under-construction building collapsed at Babusapalya here, taking the death toll to nine, police said. Teams from the fire and emergency department, National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force have been pressed into rescue operations since the incident occurred during heavy downpour on Tuesday, they said.

"One more body has been recovered during the search operation. The deceased has been identified as Elumalai," a senior police officer said.

The building owner, his son and contractor have been arrested in connection with the incident, police said.
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