A 58-year-old sub-inspector lost his life after the roof of the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) office collapsed in Ghaziabad's Ankur Vihar area during severe storms and heavy rainfall in the early hours of Sunday, said officials.
The deceased officer, identified as Veerendra Mishra, was posted at the office in Ankur Vihar as the personal assistant to the ACP. Additional Police Commissioner Alok Priyadarshi confirmed the incident.
Virendra Kumar Mishra was sleeping inside a room and was found buried under the debris.
Roof of ACP office collapses | VIDEO
The collapse went unnoticed until police personnel arrived at the office in the morning. They found Sub-Inspector Mishra trapped under the debris, pulled him out, and rushed him to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
Police said that his family in the Etawah district has been informed.
On the death of a police SI due to roof collapse, Ankur Vihar ACP Jay Kumar Singh said, "Today, on May 25, the office roof collapsed during the night due to storms and heavy rainfall. SI Virendra Mishra lost his life in the roof collapse accident. He was taken to the hospital, where he was declared dead. He was from Itawah. His family, residing in Delhi, was informed and reached here. Further action is underway."
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