FIR Registered Over Peshawar School Roof Collapse Tragedy; Owners, Shareholders, and Contractor Nominated Under PPC Provisions
PESHAWAR: A first information report (FIR) has been formally lodged against police regarding the fatal tragedy of the collapse of a school building in Dir Colony in Peshawar, that claimed the life of dozens of children and a female teacher, and injured others in the midst of the tragedy.
The case is now lodged at the Agha Mir Jani Shah police station, after in-depth preliminary investigation of the catastrophic incident.
The key points of the FIR, charges and investigation has been attached, please see.
Substandard Construction and Negligence: The FIR stated that the school building was built with poor quality building materials and was in poor condition and unsafe. It is noted that the school management had ignored complaints about the failing walls and roofs in the school which had been made many times before.
Incident Details and Casualties: In the collapse the roofs of the nursery classroom on the second floor and of the ground floor rooms collapsed at the same time, as described in the FIR. Thirty children, and a female teacher, were killed in the disaster, and 52 others were injured.
Accused Parties and Legal Provisions: In its statement, the police asserted that Wahid and Javed are the owners of the 16-marla land, which they rented for the building in 2024. The FIR against the owners, shareholders of the school and the contractor has been filed underthe Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) under Section 148, 322 and 149 for involuntary manslaughter and other related offences. All nominated suspects are being arrested with raids and operations ongoing.