By AMIT KUMAR
A three-story building near Delhi’s Saket Metro Station collapsed, leaving at least one medical aspirant dead and several injured. Rescue teams continue searching through the rubble as families await news of missing students.
New Delhi, May 31, 2026 — Panic gripped Delhi’s Saket area after a three-story commercial building collapsed near the Saket Metro Station on Saturday evening. Dozens of people, including medical aspirants who were reportedly present in a mess facility operating inside the structure, were trapped. On Sunday morning, NDRF rescue teams said that there was no indication of dead or live person under the debris. Reports said that one person died, while several were injured in the mishap.
Rescue operations continued through the night as teams used heavy machinery to clear debris and search for those feared trapped beneath the rubble.
Dr. Jaswant, President of the Foreign Medical Graduates (FMG) association, alleged that around 30 medical students and aspirants may have been affected by the collapse. Speaking from the casualty ward of Safdarjung Hospital, he said that rescue workers and volunteers had so far identified only a fraction of those who were believed to be inside the building at the time of the incident.
“Till now, nine to ten people have been rescued. Out of which, our medical doctor, who is preparing for FMG or PG, was here in the mess. Till now, two of them have died,” Dr. Jaswant said, adding that several injured students were undergoing treatment at AIIMS, Max Hospital and other medical facilities.
He claimed that many families remained anxious as authorities were yet to establish a complete list of those who had been inside the building. “Everyone’s parents are worried. The current situation is very wrong, and there is a lot of panic,” he said.
Visuals from the site showed excavators removing large chunks of concrete as rescue personnel searched for survivors amid the debris. The three-storey structure was reduced almost entirely to rubble.
According to official rescue updates, at least 12 people had been pulled out from the debris, including two who sustained critical injuries. Authorities have not yet released a final figure for the number of people trapped or missing.
Dr. Jaswant also questioned the pace and adequacy of rescue arrangements, asking whether sufficient equipment and emergency infrastructure were available to deal with such disasters.
The collapse has triggered concerns over building safety standards in densely populated commercial areas of the national capital. Authorities are expected to launch an investigation into the cause of the collapse once rescue operations are completed.
Officials have urged the public to avoid the area and allow emergency responders to continue search and rescue efforts unhindered.
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