{"id":14949,"date":"2026-10-18T00:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T00:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/?p=14949"},"modified":"2026-10-18T00:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T00:20:08","slug":"delhi-pg-building-collapse-owner-hariram-gupta-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/?p=14949","title":{"rendered":"Delhi PG Building Collapse: Owner Hariram Gupta Arrested in Rajasthan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Law enforcement agencies have successfully apprehended the fugitive owner of the paying guest accommodation in the Satya Niketan area of Delhi, following a sudden building collapse that triggered widespread concern and immediate administrative action. The arrest took place in the neighboring state of Rajasthan just one day after the tragic structural failure occurred in the capital. Authorities confirmed that the individual had fled the scene immediately after the incident, prompting a swift manhunt across multiple jurisdictions to bring him into custody.<\/p>\n<p>Background of the Incident<\/p>\n<p>The structure in question operated as a residential paying guest facility catering primarily to students and young working professionals residing in the bustling South Delhi neighborhood. On the fateful day preceding the arrest, portions of the building gave way, resulting in structural instability and triggering an emergency response from local disaster management teams, fire services, and police personnel. While rescue operations were immediately launched to secure the area and account for all occupants, questions swiftly arose regarding the safety compliance, structural integrity, and legal permits associated with the operation of the lodging facility.<\/p>\n<p> manhunt and Arrest Operation<\/p>\n<p>Following the collapse, the primary suspect and owner of the establishment, identified as Hariram Gupta, went into hiding to evade questioning and potential legal liability. Recognizing the severity of the situation, local police formed specialized teams to trace his whereabouts. Intelligence inputs and electronic surveillance ultimately led investigators across state borders into Rajasthan. Local law enforcement units in Rajasthan coordinated closely with the pursuing teams from the capital to execute the operation successfully, culminating in the detention of the fugitive.<\/p>\n<p>Legal Implications and Ongoing Investigation<\/p>\n<p>With the owner now in custody, investigators are slated to conduct thorough interrogations to determine negligence, adherence to building bylaws, and whether unauthorized modifications were made to the property prior to the collapse. Municipal authorities have faced mounting pressure from local residents and safety advocates to audit similar residential structures in the region to prevent future occurrences. The arrested individual is expected to be transported back to Delhi for formal presentation before a magistrate, where police will seek custody to further probe the circumstances surrounding the structural failure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fugitive owner of the Delhi Satya Niketan PG building that collapsed has been apprehended by law enforcement in Rajasthan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[9322,10226,7858,5502,9530],"class_list":["post-14949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-delhi-building-collapse","tag-hariram-gupta-arrest","tag-paying-guest-accommodation","tag-rajasthan-police","tag-satya-niketan-collapse"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srknation.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}