A portion of the 25-year-old Vaishnavi Apartment building collapsed. During the clearing of debris, the body of a man, identified as Priyavart Sarveshwar Dutt, was found on Sunday morning, the official said. Navi Mumbai Building Collapse: Man Killed After Part of Three-Storey Residential Building Collapses in Koparkhairne (Watch Video).
A notice was issued under section 54 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 on August 10 for the unauthorized construction and asked to remove themselves.