Sonu Sood has expressed grief over the building collapse in Delhi, which left seven people dead. On Tuesday morning, the Bollywood actor took to his X handle and penned down a heartbreaking note. He urged
the government to provide ‘safe place’ for students to live.
“Every year, lakhs of students leave their homes to chase a dream in another city. But are we giving them a safe place to live? In Delhi, around 7 lakh students are enrolled, while hostel capacity is barely 30,000 — just 1 in 31 gets a hostel,” Sood wrote and then continued by saying, “Why not identify vacant government land around universities and allow/build safe, affordable student hostels there? Universities could also be given additional building permissions to create more on-campus accommodation.”
“Students get safety. Parents get peace of mind. Universities and governments generate revenue. And, most importantly, we protect lives. Sometimes, a small change in policy can protect someone’s biggest dream ❤️ (sic),” he concluded.
Every year, lakhs of students leave their homes to chase a dream in another city. But are we giving them a safe place to live?
In Delhi, around 7 lakh students are enrolled, while hostel capacity is barely 30,000 — just 1 in 31 gets a hostel.
Why not identify vacant government…— sonu sood (@SonuSood) September 8, 2026
What Happened In Delhi?
A five-storey boys’ paying guest (PG) accommodation, named as ‘Hostel Daze’, collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan near Delhi University’s South Campus on Sunday afternoon.
The building collapsed at around 1:30 pm, with fire services receiving the call at about 1:33 pm and rescue teams reaching the spot by around 1:50 pm. The structure stood in a congested by lane near a Shiv temple in the RK Puram/Moti Bagh area.
Locals and officials said the building was being used as a student PG/hostel, with roughly 15 rooms and two to three students in each room. As of Tuesday morning, the death toll had risen to seven, with search and rescue operations continuing amid heavy debris.
