Abandoned government building collapses in Patna, boy dies

PATNA: A six-year-old child, Sunny Kumar, died and two more children were critically injured when a portion of a 30-year-old abandoned government building in Albert Ekka Memorial complex at Adalatganj under the Kotwali police station area in Patna collapsed around 4.30pm on Sunday.
The two injured children were identified as Pradhan Kumar (12) and his younger brother Sahab Kumar (8).
SHO of Kotwali police station Ramashankar Singh said the children were residents of neighbouring Kamla Nehru Nagar. “They were probably picking up bricks from the building when the incident occurred,” the SHO added.
Patna sadar SDO Nitin Kumar Singh said the two children have sustained multiple fractures. “We have initiated the process of providing Rs 20,000 as immediate ex gratia to the parents of the deceased child,” he said.