Lahore police book property owners, construction worker after roof collapse kills 14 childrenFIR says construction material placed on roof of the room; it already being in a dilapidated condition caused the collapse.
Musharraf Shah
July 01, 2026
LAHORE:
Police on Wednesday registered a criminal case against property owners and a construction worker following the collapse of a roof in Lahore’s Kahna area that killed 14 children and injured eight others.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), available with The Express Tribune, the case was registered at Kahna Police Station on the complaint of Kashif Aslam, Enforcement Inspector, Nishtar Zone of the Lahore Metropolitan Corporation.
The FIR included Sections 322 and 337-H of the Pakistan Penal Code, which relate to causing death by negligence and causing hurt through a rash or negligent act.
Police named four suspects in the case: three brothers—Usman, Faizan, and Rehan—who own the property, and Umair, a construction worker who was carrying out repairs to the building.
According to the FIR, Rehan’s wife, Aamila, was running a tuition center from a room in the family’s house. She was injured in the collapse but has not been named as an accused.
The FIR stated that repair work was being carried out while children were attending classes inside the building. Construction material had allegedly been placed on the roof of the room being used as the tuition center, even though the roof was already in a dilapidated condition.
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