Three members of a family were killed and four injured in a house collapse in MP’s Singrauli

Three members of a family, including a two-year-old girl, were killed and four others injured after a mud house collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district, police said on Tuesday (Nov 10, 2026).

“The incident took place on Monday (November 9) around 10 pm in Jalhathani Tola area of ​​Barhapan village under Kotwali police station limits, about 25 km from the district headquarters,” the official said.

According to eyewitnesses, the victims were sleeping in the house when it suddenly collapsed and was reduced to rubble. The whole family was trapped under the rubble.

Kotwali Police Station Commander Abhimanyu Dwivedi identified the deceased as Arun Vishwakarma (36), his mother Satuliya Devi (65) and his two-year-old daughter Pushpa.

On receiving information about the collapse, police and district administration personnel rushed to the spot and deployed a digger to clear the debris and rescue those trapped underneath.

Mr. Dwivedi said, “The bodies of the three victims have been sent to the district hospital for post-mortem after a preliminary inquest (panchnama), while the four injured family members have been admitted to a private hospital.

Villagers noted that the family had received financial assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) for a new house and construction was underway when the tragedy struck.

Published – 10 Nov 2026 12:58 IST