Shubham Tyagi, a PG operator, surrendered before the Patiala House Court after his anticipatory bail plea was dismissed on Wednesday. His partner, Sudhanshu, was arrested on September 9.
DCP (Southwest) Amit Goel confirmed Tyagi’s arrest, making him the sixth person to be arrested in connection with the case.
Tyagi was allegedly operating a paying guest accommodation in the south Delhi building and had leased one floor of the property from its owner, Hariram Gupta, according to police.
Sixth arrest in the case
The Patiala House Court granted Delhi Police two days’ custody of Tyagi and Sudhanshu for further investigation and to confront the two during questioning. Tyagi had been absconding since the incident, following which police teams searched multiple locations to trace him. Police are investigating whether structural alterations and ongoing repair work contributed to the collapse.
The development came a day after investigators said they were examining the mobile phone records and online chat history of Sudhanshu to establish what happened immediately after the building collapsed. Police said Sudhanshu’s phone had been sent for forensic examination.
