Portion of ceiling collapses at Delhi's Ambience Mall, no casualties reported
New Delhi, Mar 4: A portion of the ceiling collapsed at Ambience Mall in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area in the early hours of Monday, police said. There were no casualties as the incident took place past midnight.
When contacted, a mall official said renovation work was going on at the mall and a portion of the false ceiling collapsed.
Police said the ceiling in Ambience Mall's central hall on the top floor (third floor) partially collapsed around 12:45 am and there was debris scattered all around the section.
They said no one was injured in the incident and an investigation is underway, they said.
Videos of the collapse went viral on social media. Two videos showed a huge chunk of concrete along with a portion of the false ceiling lying on the escalators and in the walking gallery.
The mall official said the gypsum false ceiling collapsed and the mall was closed at the time of the incident.
"The mall was closed as renovation work was going on. A small piece of the gypsum false ceiling broke and fell. No one was injured in the incident and no damage to any shop was reported. We are also looking into the entire matter," said the official who did not wish to be named.
Soon after the collapse, police said, the security guards rushed to the spot and informed the other officials and police.
A police official said they are looking into the incident to ascertain under what circumstances it took place. "If needed, a case would be registered," he said.
The incident comes a day after two men died at a shopping mall in Noida Extension when an iron grille fell on them from the fifth floor.
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Bengaluru police arrest 6 from TN's Coimbatore in dacoity case
Bengaluru (PTI): Six persons were arrested from Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district in connection with a dacoity case here, police said on Sunday.
The police seized two two-wheelers, four mobile phones, and two laptops worth Rs 3 lakh from the accused.
The accused allegedly trespassed into a house here and threatened the occupants with deadly weapons, earlier this month.
According to police, the complainant, a resident of Pavamana Nagar within the limits of Konanakunte Police Station, submitted a complaint on April 18. He was a college student, originally from Kerala. He, along with six other students, resided in the house and all were pursuing studies at the same college.
On the night of April 17, around late hours, six unknown persons aged between 20-25 years unlawfully entered the house. They assaulted the occupants with their hands and a knife, causing bleeding injuries, threatened them, and robbed them of Rs 10,000 cash, four mobile phones, two laptops, and a two-wheeler, they said, adding that based on the complaint, a dacoity case was registered.
During the investigation, the police conducted inquiries from various angles and gathered credible information through informants. the an official release said, adding, the accused were later picked up from Coimbatore.
The police recovered the stolen laptops, mobile phones, a two-wheeler belonging to the complainant, and another one used in the commission of the offence, they said.
"Upon interrogation, all six accused confessed to their involvement in the offence."
The six accused were produced before a court, which remanded them to judicial custody, they added.
