India, May 26 -- Two people, including a 58-year-old sub-inspector of Ghaziabad police, died in separate roof collapse incidents following a spell of heavy rain and strong winds that lashed Delhi-NCR late Saturday night.

According to police, sub-inspector Virendra Mishra, originally from Etawah district and currently posted as the reader to the assistant commissioner of police (ACP) of the Ankur Vihar circle in Ghaziabad police commissionerate, was killed when the roof of the ACP's office collapsed while he was sleeping there overnight. Police suspect the roof may have collapsed between 2am to 4am on Sunday.

"The SI's family was staying in Delhi, and he himself had rented accommodation near the Loni Border. On Saturday night, he stayed ...