Mohali building collapse: A short three-second video has emerged capturing the moments before a four-storey building collapsed in Punjab’s Mohali last evening. At least two people have died in the collapse. Indian Army and National Disaster Response Team (NDRF) teams are working round-the-clock to rescue several others feared trapped under the rubble for over 17 hours.

The two victims have been identified as Drishti Verma from Theog and Abhishek from Haryana’s Ambala. Verma was rescued from the rubble last night, but she died at the Sohana Hospital. Abhishek’s body was recovered from the rubble this morning.

Initial inquiries have revealed an excavation work was being carried out in an adjacent plot without any permission by the owner of the building, a senior official told reporters.

A case for culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been filed against the owners of the building – Parwinder Singh and Gagandeep Singh, the official added.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been monitoring the situation over the phone. In an online post, he has assured action against the culprits and appealed to people for cooperation.

“Sad news has been received that a multistorey building near Sohana in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) has collapsed. The entire administration and other rescue teams have been deployed at the spot. I am in constant touch with the administration,” he said.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has accused the BJP-led government of undermining the Election Commission’s integrity by amending electoral rules. The changes restrict public access to certain election documents, a move Kharge calls a “systematic conspiracy” following the removal of the Chief Justice from the commissioner selection panel. Congress plans to challenge the amendment in court.

A 150-year-old stepwell, potentially linked to the 1857 uprising via a discovered tunnel, is being excavated in Sambhal’s Laxman Ganj. Officials are investigating the structure, believed to have been built during the Bilari King’s reign, and plan to renovate the nearby Banke Bihari Temple. Locals claim revolutionaries used the tunnel and chambers to escape the British.