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Hazra Bibi, 56, was trapped under the debris while attempting to rescue people as the four-storey building collapsed in Seemapuri; her body was recovered on Thursday

The deceased included an unidentified 12-year-old girl, Gulafsa, 21, who was four months pregnant, and an unidentified child aged around 18 months.

The bench further asked the authorities about the extent of inspections carried out and sought specific details of buildings being used as PGs.

Preliminary inquiry found that lintel work was underway when the supporting shuttering, locally known as ‘balli’, apparently gave way, causing the structure to collapse.

The Retired IPS officer was seeking to intervene only to assist the court and observed that her “long experience” could be utilised.

The building, which housed a boys' paying guest accommodation near Delhi University's South Campus, collapsed around 1.30 pm while repair work was underway at its basement on September 6.