Three minor girls, including a four-month-old toddler, of the same family were killed late on Thursday night when a wall of their house in Afzal Sagar in Mangar Basthi here collapsed while they were asleep.
The victims are Sarika (3), Roshini (6) and Pavani (4-months-old). Another toddler Geeta was also injured.
All the victims are children of one Meetailal. According to reports, Meetailal, his wife, Seema, and his brother's family had put their children to bed. They then stepped outside the house to talk when the wall collapsed on the children.
The children were first rushed to Niloufer Hospital where Sarika, Roshini and Pavani were declared brought dead. One of the victims is said to have died on the spot. Meanwhile, Geeta was moved to Osmania General Hospital. As confirmation of their children’s deaths came, the family was distraught.
Apart from the posse of policemen, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials and Disaster Response Force personnel reached the spot. Locals said there were some issues of structural stability of the house. The wall which collapsed was recently raised inside the house. However this is yet to be confirmed.
Nampally MLA Jafar Hussain Meraj also visited the spot.
Habeebnagar Police Inspector P Shiva Chandra said the wall which collapsed was relatively new, but weak. A cupboard installed fell on the wall leading to its collapse. Meetailal and Seema, the house owners are labourers and have been residents of the area for around 20 years.
