Gokulpuri collapse: Cops to quiz builder, contractor

A day after a slab at the Gokulpuri Metro station collapsed, killing a 53-year-old man and injuring four others, Delhi Police on Friday said that it will write to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) asking for names of the contractors and builders to summon them for questioning, even as the Metro announced an inspection of all parapets on the Pink Line.

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Gokulpuri Metro station, which falls between Majlis Park and Shiv Vihar, was built in 2018.

"A case was registered on charges of causing death by negligence and negligent act. We will write to DMRC to share the names of the contractors who built the Gokulpuri station. Once the names are shared, they will be summoned for questioning," a senior police officer said.

A DMRC official said that the Commissioner of the Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) is conducting an investigation into the incident and DMRC will assist it. "The investigation into how the collapse took place is being conducted by a team under CMRS. We will help them in whatever they need from us," the official said.