Wall collapses in Delhi's Vasant Vihar after heavy rain, 2 boys killed

Following heavy rains in the national capital, two boys, 9-year-old and 10-year-old, died after a wall collapsed on them in southwest Delhi's Vasant Vihar area on Thursday evening.

This is the third rain-related death in the city. Earlier in the day, a massive tree in the middle of a Kalkaji road uprooted and fell on vehicles, killing a 50-year-old man, while his daughter suffered a pelvic fracture, PTI reported.

The wall collapse incident occurred at around 4.40 pm near Hanuman Mandir in Basant Nagar. Police said they received a call about the collapse and rushed to the spot along with a disaster management team. A 10-year-old boy who hailed from Begusarai in Bihar, and a 9-year-old boy from Madhubani in Bihar were taken out from the debris and rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre in PCR vans.

#WATCH | Delhi Police say, "Today, on 14.08.2025, at about 4:44 pm, Police received a call regarding the collapse of a wall at 1/1 Basant Nagar, Vasant Vihar, near Hanuman Mandir. Two minor boys were rescued and sent to AIIMS Trauma Centre by PCR vans, who were declared brought… pic.twitter.com/FkLW17Dml2

— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2025

Doctors declared both of them brought dead, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Amit Goel said, PTI reported.

Initial inquiry revealed that the boys had been sitting on stairs adjacent to the wall when it suddenly gave way. The wall belongs to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and is suspected to have weakened due to prolonged rain and waterlogging in the area, the DCP added.

Police said the debris were being cleared to ensure no one else is inconvenienced. The DDA has been informed and a detailed inspection of the site will be carried out to assess the structural safety of nearby walls, they said.

The bodies have been preserved for post-mortem and further legal proceedings are in progress, they added.