At the collapse site, rescuers are still searching for people trapped under the rubble (L) and Puja searching for her brother Neeraj Yadav at AIIMS. (PTI Photo, Special Arrangement)Puja was weeping as she moved from one hospital official to another, holding up a photograph of her brother on her phone. She showed it to Delhi Police officers, then to hospital staff, asking the same question each time: Had they seen Pawan Yadav?A student at Motilal Nehru College, Pawan had been inside the five-storey building in Satya Niketan when it collapsed on Sunday afternoon.The answers were unclear. “They are saying he is not here,” Puja said, crying. She had spoken to Pawan the previous night. “Now his phone was unreachable. His roommate’s phone was unreachable too,” she said.Outside the trauma centre, families began to gather – parents, siblings and friends – staring at their phones and scanning every ambulance as it arrived with the injured from the collapse site.At least seven patients were brought to the AIIMS Trauma Centre, hospital officials said. Two were declared dead on arrival.Some families found their loved ones in the hospital.Neeraj Bawa, a BA student at Motilal Nehru College (Evening), was among those being treated. He had come to Delhi from Jammu. His elder brother travelled from Jammu with two cousins after hearing about the collapse.“We haven’t been given much information. Just that he is severely injured in his hip and pelvic area, and the doctors are treating him,” said Ravinder, Neeraj’s friend. Another student from the college, Ayaan, suffered minor injuries to his head and limbs and was recovering at Safdarjung Hospital.Story continues below this adMeanwhile, at the collapse site, rescuers were still searching for people trapped under the rubble. Umanshi Lamba, a Delhi University master’s student and student leader, said she arrived shortly afterward and saw students pulling people from the debris. Students themselves had pulled out more than 10 people, she said.“The most important thing right now is that information about patients be shared quickly, so their parents and relatives can be informed,” Lamba said. “Most of these students were living alone, away from home – from UP, Jammu, Rajasthan.”Tabshir Shams covers health for The Indian Express. He holds a Master's degree in International Relations from South Asian University. Before joining The Indian Express, he interned at The Hindu from December 2025 to June 2026, where he assisted in the research and editing of a book on delimitation published by The Hindu Group Publications. During this time, he also wrote for The Hindu's Text & Context section, on subjects ranging from Pakistan's military establishment to Bangladesh's elections, and reported a Spotlight feature on a jute mill in Samastipur and its ripple effects on labour migration and the local economy. In July 2025, he interned at The Indian Express, where he wrote several explainers on international relations alongside a health report. His Master's thesis examines civil-military relations in Pakistan, with a focus on the post-2019 period. ... Read MoreStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram