Chennai:
Nine people, all construction workers, lost their lives today in a wall collapse at a private engineering college, Jeppiaar Institute of Technology, near Sriperumpudur in the Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu.
The tragedy occurred as the under construction gallery of a basketball auditorium collapsed.
Kancheepuram district Superintendent of Police Mr Manoharan told NDTV, "all nine victims are migrant workers from Assam and Odisha. Three others are being treated for injuries. We suspect poor quality construction could have led to the collapse. A case will be registered soon".