6-year-old boy killed as portion of terrace collapses in Delhi
New Delhi, Jun 30: A six-year-old boy was killed when a portion of the terrace of an old building collapsed in the Harsh Vihar area of the national capital on Sunday, police said.
The child was playing on the terrace when the incident occurred in the evening. He sustained serious injuries and was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, they said.
A case has been registered against the owner of the building, Ramji Lal, who is absconding, they said.
"At around 5 pm, we received a call regarding a building collapse in the Pratap Nagar area. The caller, Santosh Kumar, told police that his son had died," Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Joy Tirkey said.
"The boy was playing on the terrace of the old building when a portion of it collapsed. He was taken to GTB Hospital where he was declared brought dead," the DCP said, adding no construction work was going on.
Kumar and his family were living in the building as tenants while Lal occupied the ground floor, police said.
"A case is being registered against the owner and further investigation is in progress," said the DCP.
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Lufthansa plane experiences fire in wheel after landing at Delhi airport; lands safely
New Delhi, Jul 2: A Lufthansa wide-body A380 aircraft from Munich experienced fire in one of the wheels during landing at the Delhi airport on Monday night, according to sources.
The aircraft, which operated flight LH 762, landed safely at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). Since the plane had to undergo checks and spare parts were not immediately available, the return flight to Munich was cancelled, they added.
Sources said there were around 490 passengers on board the aircraft, which made a controlled landing at the airport.
"While LH762 landed safely in Delhi, a short term technical deregistration of the aircraft was required due to the lack of availability of spare parts after a controlled landing. Safety is our top priority at Lufthansa," an airline spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.
The sources said the fire was noticed in one of the wheels during landing.
Further, the sources said that due to the incident, the return flight LH 763 was cancelled after boarding passes were issued to the passengers.
The Lufthansa spokesperson said the aircraft DAIMC is scheduled to operate flight LH 763 from the national capital to Munich on July 3.
