New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday sent the Satya Niketan building owner's son, the PG operator and the contractor to two days' police custody following the collapse of the five-storey structure that left seven people dead.
Judicial Magistrate Kautuk Bharadwaj allowed custodial interrogation of the building owner's son Mahesh Gupta, contractor Sanoj and operator Sudhanshu.
The city police had sought three-day custody of the accused to question them in connection with the Sunday incident. The proceedings were held in-camera after PG operator Sudhanshu's counsel claimed that "a media trial" was prejudicing the ongoing probe.
Gupta was produced before the court after the completion of his two-day police custody. The two others were produced after being arrested on Tuesday.
The magistrate directed media personnel to step outside the court during the proceedings following the objection by the counsel for Sudhanshu, one of the two business partners running the 'Hostel Daze' PG.
According to police, building owner Mahesh had leased the property to Sudhanshu and his business partner Shubham Tyagi in August 2025. The duo subsequently started operating the premises as a paying guest accommodation under the name 'Hostel Daze'.
Tyagi is currently absconding.
Labour contractor Sanoj was arrested after being brought from Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh to Delhi.
On Monday, a court had sent building owner Hariram, an 81-year-old retired Indian Air Force sergeant, and his 75-year-old wife Urmila to 14 days' judicial custody, while their 52-year-old son Mahesh was remanded in police custody for two days.
The collapse occurred around 1 pm on Sunday. The structure, comprising a ground floor and four upper floors, housed several students and other residents.
According to the First information report (FIR), a local enquiry found that the building was several years old and that additional floors had been constructed allegedly for rental income. Investigators are probing whether the additional construction had placed pressure on the existing structure.