Death Count In Ludhiana Factory Roof Collapse Rises To 5: Cops

While five have now died in the incident, eight others had been injured when the roof of an auto-parts factory collapsed at Baba Mukand Singh Nagar in Ludhiana on Monday.

With the death of a labourer on Wednesday, the count in the roof collapse incident of an auto-parts factory in Ludhiana has climbed to five. The worker identified as Santosh Kumar succumbed to injuries in a hospital, an official said. While five have now died in the incident, eight others had been injured when the roof of an auto-parts factory collapsed at Baba Mukand Singh Nagar in Ludhiana on Monday. After the incident, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had ordered a magisterial probe into the circumstances leading to the roof collapse of the factory and asked Divisional Commissioner of Patiala division to submit his report within two weeks.