MCD was informed of illegal construction at Chawri Bazar building months ago: Report

Delhi Police had alerted MCD officials about unauthorised construction at the building in Chawri Bazar on June 15, but the civic body took no action, Hindustan Times reported, citing officials. The three-storey building collapsed on Thursday morning, killing at least two people and injuring one. Following the collapse, MCD suspended an assistant engineer (AE) and a junior engineer (JE).