Mathura, June 17 -- Two people have been arrested on Tuesday in connection with the Mathura houses collapse incident on June 15, which killed three people, including two children, said a police officer. The accused were produced before the court on the same day.

The tragic incident occurred on June 15 in Mathura's Masani area of Govind Nagar Police Station limits, when six houses collapsed due to alleged negligent soil digging work. The deceased have been identified as Totaram (35), and two children - Kajal and Yashoda.

Following the incident, police announced a Rs 25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of main accused Sunil Gupta and his associate, who were allegedly involved in the unauthorised or unsafe excavation work t...