India, May 16 -- A day after a five-year-old boy and his 25-year-old uncle were crushed to death by debris from a crumbling flat in Tulsi Niketan, Ghaziabad on Wednesday night, the police booked the flat owner for causing death by negligence.

The accused was identified as Sabina Khan. Police said that she had allegedly constructed a bathroom in her balcony, and leakage from it likely weakened the structure, leading to the collapse. The victims were identified as Vansh alias Laddu and his uncle Akash Kumar.

"We registered a first information report on Thursday based on a complaint given by the boy's family," said Atul Kumar Singh, assistant commissioner of police of Shalimar Garden circle.

"Our teams are trying to search for Sabina Khan...