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Sadaf Manzil

Coordinates: 18°57′47″N 72°49′52″E / 18.963018°N 72.831086°E / 18.963018; 72.831086
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18°57′47″N 72°49′52″E / 18.963018°N 72.831086°E / 18.963018; 72.831086 Sadaf Manzil was the name of a four-storey residential building in Nagpada, Mumbai which collapsed on 23 August 2005 killing 11 residents and leaving 24 others injured. It was a 100-year-old building; the area including it had passed an inspection by two MHADA engineers three days before the collapse.[1][2][3] In 2008, the engineers were convicted of negligence charges and each sentenced to a 4.5 years prison.[4]

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  1. ^ "Probe ordered into building collapse". The Hindu. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2015.[dead link]
  2. ^ Tatke, Sukhada (14 August 2008). "Building collapses due to poor condition; 21 killed". Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Mumbai relic kills 11 in sleep". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 24 August 2005. Archived from the original on 28 October 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Engineers jailed for collapse". The Telegraph. India. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2018.[dead link]