Around three people of a family, a couple and a child, were killed when the roof of their rented house caved in on Wednesday. The police have arrested the house owner.
According to details, a laborer identified as Babar had acquired a house on rent in Hinjarwal Rana Town, Lahore, which collapsed due to its decrepit condition.
As a result of the cave in, three persons including Babar, his wife Mussarat and his six month old son Saif died on the spot.
DCO Noorul Ameen, after learning about the incident, reached the scene. Talking to media persons he said that substandard construction material had been used in the building, which had resulted in the mishap.
The police arrested the house owner on directives of the DCO.
